Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment Act
House Passes Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment Act, Targeting Online Predators Who Manipulate Minors
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Congress is moving to make it a federal crime to trick or threaten children into hurting themselves or others. This includes using the internet, phones, or mail to pressure a minor to engage in self-harm, suicide, or animal cruelty.
- The law targets people who use blackmail, manipulation, or deceit to control children. It covers not just physical threats, but also using lies or 'sextortion' to make a child perform dangerous or sexually explicit acts.
- Punishments for these crimes are very strict. A person could face up to 10 years in prison for the act itself, up to 20 years if the child is seriously hurt, and life in prison if the child dies as a result of the pressure.
- This policy aims to close gaps in current law that make it hard to punish people who 'dare' or manipulate kids into dangerous behavior online. It treats these actions as serious federal crimes even if the abuser and the child are in different states.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H632)
The House fast-tracked this bill — limited debate, no amendments allowed, but needs two-thirds support to pass.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H632)
The House fast-tracked this bill — limited debate, no amendments allowed, but needs two-thirds support to pass.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6732.
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Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment Act
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