S. 4260

Summary

S. 4260, the Child Predators Accountability Act, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 26, 2026 by Sen. John Cornyn (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Mar 26, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 4260 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 S4260 IS: Child Predators Accountability Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-03-26
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4260  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 26, 2026   Mr. Cornyn  (for himself,  Ms. Klobuchar ,  Mrs. Britt , and  Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To prohibit sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Child Predators Accountability Act  .
2.
Preventing sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors
(a)
Sexual exploitation of children
Section 2251(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  coerces any minor to engage in,  the following:  or be depicted engaging in, .
(b)
Sexually explicit depictions of a minor for importation
Section 2260(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  coerces any minor to engage in,  the following:  or be depicted engaging in, .
(c)
Definition
Section 2256 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (10), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(12)
 engage in , when used with respect to a minor depicted in a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct, includes—
(A)
the participation of the minor in the sexually explicit conduct; or
(B)
the depiction of the minor in the visual depiction of the sexually explicit conduct, regardless of whether the minor participated in such conduct, if the defendant intentionally included such minor in the visual depiction.
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Sponsors

Sen. John Cornyn (R) sponsors S. 4260, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

John Cornyn

Sen. · R–TX · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 26, 2026

Katie Boyd Britt

Sen. · R–AL · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 26, 2026 · Original

Chuck Grassley

Sen. · R–IA · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 26, 2026 · Original

Amy Klobuchar

Sen. · D–MN · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 26, 2026 · Original

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Committees

S. 4260 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Mar 26, 2026

Actions

S. 4260 has taken 2 actions since Mar 26, 2026.

Votes

S. 4260 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 4260.

HR 6715Child Predators Accountability ActJan 13, 2026 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judi… · Related bill

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Titles

S. 4260 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Child Predators Accountability Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Child Predators Accountability Act — Display Title
• A bill to prohibit sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 20 registered lobbyists who named S. 4260 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 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 Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Health Issues, Transportation, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4260 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4260’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

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