Bills · S 3704
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
Senate BillS 3704Crime and Law Enforcement
COP Act
INTRO JAN 27· LAST ACTION JAN 27
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenThe Americans most directly affected by this bill would be minors (children) who are vulnerable to online coercion and blackmail. This bill aims to protect them from individuals who might use existing explicit images to force them into creating more such content, thereby experiencing further exploitation and trauma.
On the other side, individuals who engage in child sexual abuse and exploitation, specifically those who threaten minors with distributing explicit images to coerce them into creating new ones, would be directly affected by facing new federal criminal charges under this law. Law enforcement agencies would also be impacted as they would have a more specific legal tool to prosecute these types of crimes.
KEY PROVISIONS
2AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Amends Section 2252A of Title 18, U.S. Code, to criminalize knowingly threatening to distribute a visual depiction of a minor (or someone believed to be a minor) engaging in sexually explicit conduct, with the specific intent to compel that minor to create or transmit more such depictions.
This provision explicitly criminalizes a specific coercive tactic used by predators, closing a potential legal gap in protections against child sexual exploitation.
PROVISION 02
Amends Section 2252 of Title 18, U.S. Code, with a nearly identical prohibition, making it a crime to knowingly threaten to distribute visual depictions of sexually explicit conduct involving a minor (or someone believed to be a minor) to coerce the minor into creating or transmitting more such content.
This reinforces the previous provision by applying the same prohibition to another related section of federal law concerning child pornography, ensuring comprehensive coverage for this type of offense.
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ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSJAN 27
Introduced in Senate
JAN 27
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
BILL INFO
TypeSenate Bill
NumberS 3704
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedJan 27, 2026
Last actionJan 27, 2026
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED JAN 27, 2026
Senate BillS 3704Crime and Law Enforcement
COP Act
INTRODUCED JAN 27, 2026· LAST ACTION JAN 27, 2026
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READING
2 min
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