ENFORCE Act
Latest action · Dec 17, 2025 Held at the desk.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 21, 2025
- Passed SenateDec 16, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Enhancing Necessary Federal Offenses Regarding Child Exploitation Act or the ENFORCE Act
This bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct and increases criminal penalties for child pornography offenses involving the production or distribution of an adapted or modified depiction of an identifiable minor. The bill also expands federal enforcement of criminal offenses involving the possession, receipt, distribution, or production of obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 21, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Original | Oct 21, 2025 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Oct 21, 2025 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Oct 21, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 21, 2025Discharged Dec 16, 2025 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 17, 2025Received in the House.
- Dec 17, 2025Held at the desk.
- Dec 16, 2025Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 16, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8754-8755; text: CR S8754-8755)
- Oct 21, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Oct 21, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8754, S8761Text printed S8754 | John Cornyn R-TX, Richard Blumenthal D-CT | Dec 16, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4831 | ENFORCE Act | Identical bill | Aug 1, 2025 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance enforcement with respect to material depicting obscene child sexual abuse or constituting child pornography, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- ENFORCE Act
- Enhancing Necessary Federal Offenses Regarding Child Exploitation Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- ENFORCE Act
- Enhancing Necessary Federal Offenses Regarding Child Exploitation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2025Engrossed in Senate
- Oct 21, 2025Introduced in Senate
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