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H.R. 6719

U.S. House•Senate Floor Calendar

Summary

H.R. 6719, the James T. Woods Act, was introduced in the House on Dec 15, 2025 by Rep. Laurel Lee (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Mar 2, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 346.

Record

Text

H.R. 6719 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb6719/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 6719 EH: COP Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 6719
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To prohibit threats to a minor, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Combating Online Predators Act   or the  COP Act .
2.
Prohibiting threats to a minor
(a)
Material involving the sexual exploitation of minors
Section 2252A of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (6), by striking  illegal; or  and inserting  illegal; ;
(B)
in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; or ; and
(C)
by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
(8)
knowingly distributes, offers, sends, or provides, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a threat to distribute—
(A)
a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, or
(B)
a visual depiction of a person the defendant believes is a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct,
 with the intent that the minor, or the person the defendant believes is a minor, create or transmit a visual depiction of any minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct,
 ; and
(2)
in subsection (b), by striking  or (6)  and inserting  (6), or (8) .
(b)
Material constituting or containing child pornography
Section 2252 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking  or  at the end;
(B)
in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), by inserting  or  after the semicolon; and
(C)
by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
(5)
knowingly distributes, offers, sends, or provides, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a threat to distribute—
(A)
a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, or
(B)
a visual depiction of a person the defendant believes is a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct,
 with the intent that the minor, or the person the defendant believes is a minor, create or transmit a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct,
 ;
(2)
in subsection (b)(2), by inserting  or (5)  after  paragraph (4) ; and
(3)
in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting  or (5)  after  paragraph (4) .
     Passed the House of Representatives January 12, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-12-15
  2. Passed House2026-01-12
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Reported to Senate Mar 2, 2026

hb6719/reported-to-senate.md

Shown Here:
Reported to Senate (03/02/2026)

James T. Woods Act

This bill expands the federal framework for combating the online exploitation of children. Among its provisions, the bill establishes new criminal offenses, expands reporting requirements, and facilitates the prosecution and sentencing of offenders.

TITLE I—SAFE ACT

Sentencing Accountability For Exploitation Act or the SAFE Act

This title directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements applicable to federal criminal offenses involving the production, receipt, transport, shipment, or distribution of child sexual abuse material to (1) account for the actual and potential harm from the offense and changes since the last amendments with respect to the typical offense behavior and modern technologies, and (2) better reflect the spectrum of offender culpability.

TITLE II—ENDING COERCION OF CHILDREN AND HARM ONLINE

Ending Coercion of Children and Harm Online Act or the ECCHO Act

This title establishes a federal framework to combat the online coercion of minors to commit harm. The title creates new criminal offenses, expands reporting of instances involving the online coercion of minors, facilitates the prosecution of offenders, and expands protections for minors who testify in court.

TITLE III—STOP SEXTORTION

Stop Sextortion Act

This title criminalizes threats to distribute child sexual abuse material to intimidate, coerce, extort, or cause substantial emotional distress. This practice is commonly referred to as sextortion. The title also increases criminal penalties for related offenses that involve the use of child sexual abuse material to intimidate, coerce, extort, or cause substantial emotional distress.

Introduced in House Dec 15, 2025

hb6719/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (12/15/2025)

Combating Online Predators Act of 2025 or the COP Act of 2025

This bill establishes new federal criminal offenses for threatening to distribute a visual depiction of a minor (or person believed to be a minor) engaging in sexually explicit conduct with the intent that the minor (or person believed to be a minor) create or transmit a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct. (This practice is commonly referred to as sextortion.) The bill also prohibits attempts and conspiracies to commit the offenses.

Sponsors

Rep. Laurel Lee (R) sponsors H.R. 6719, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 6719 went before 2 committees: Judiciary and Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Reported By · Mar 2, 2026
Judiciary
Judiciary
Markup By · Dec 18, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6719 has taken 14 actions since Dec 15, 2025, the latest on Mar 2, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 2, 2026
Senate
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.Judiciary Committee
Mar 2, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 346.
Feb 26, 2026
Senate
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.Judiciary Committee
Jan 13, 2026
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Jan 12, 202615:55
House
Ms. Lee (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Votes

H.R. 6719 has not gone to a roll call.

4 bills are related to H.R. 6719.

Titles

H.R. 6719 goes by 10 titles, 7 of them short titles.

  • Stop Sextortion Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate for portions of this bill
  • James T. Woods Act — Display Title
  • James T. Woods Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
  • COP Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Combating Online Predators Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Combating Online Predators Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To prohibit threats to a minor, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • COP Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Combating Online Predators Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit threats to a minor, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 6719, the latest on Jul 27, 2026.

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 16 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6719 in 4 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Trade (domestic/foreign), Computer Industry, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Advertising, Budget/Appropriations, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Copyright/Patent/Trademark.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
BYTEDANCE INC.—California11—
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC—District of Columbia11—
INTERNET WORKSTrade association of "Middle Tech" companiesDistrict of Columbia11—
SNAP INC.—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BYTEDANCE INC.11—
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC11—
INTERNET WORKS11—
SNAP INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANDREW LADNER111
ASA ADAMI111
CARL SZABO111
CHRISTY WOODRUFF111
EDWARD AN111
ELIZABETH OBLINGER111
FRANNIE LASALA111
GINA WOODWORTH111
JIM MANTYH111
JOHN PIZZURO111
KIM LIPSKY111
MICHAEL HACKER111
PETER CHANDLER111
SAMANTHA DYBAS111
STEPHANIE DOHERTY111
ZIAD OJAKLI111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLCGOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC2026 second_quarter$3.6M2nd Quarter - Report
BYTEDANCE INC.BYTEDANCE INC.2026 second_quarter$1.1M2nd Quarter - Report
SNAP INC.SNAP INC.2026 second_quarter$240K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNET WORKSINTERNET WORKS2026 second_quarter$45K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6719 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6719’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr6719/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 6719 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Crimes against children to Sex offenses.

hr6719/subjects.txt
Crimes against childrenCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDomestic violence and child abusePornographySex offenses

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6719, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 211 (Monday, December 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LEE of Florida:H.R. 6719.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H5899]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com