SAFE Act
Latest action · Dec 9, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedDec 9, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sentencing Accountability For Exploitation Act or the SAFE Act
This bill 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.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 9, 2025 to Jun 10, 2026, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Dec 9, 2025 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Dec 9, 2025 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Dec 9, 2025 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Dec 17, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Ashley Moody | Feb 11, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Feb 11, 2026 | |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Feb 11, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Feb 26, 2026 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Mar 9, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Apr 15, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | May 21, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Jun 1, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Jun 10, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Dec 9, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6719 | James T. Woods Act | Related bill | Mar 2, 2026 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2025Introduced in Senate
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