[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1829 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 106
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1829
To combat the sexual exploitation of children by supporting victims and
promoting accountability and transparency by the tech industry.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 21, 2025
Mr. Hawley (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Kelly, Mrs. Britt, Mrs. Moody, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Blumenthal)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
June 26 (legislative day, June 24), 2025
Reported by Mr. Grassley, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To combat the sexual exploitation of children by supporting victims and
promoting accountability and transparency by the tech industry.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Transparency
and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and
Mistreatment Act of 2025'' or the ``STOP CSAM Act of 2025''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. PROTECTING CHILD VICTIMS AND WITNESSES IN FEDERAL
COURT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 3509 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``or
exploitation'' and inserting ``exploitation, or
kidnapping, including international parental
kidnapping'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (3), by striking
``physical or mental injury'' and inserting ``physical
injury, psychological abuse'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by striking paragraphs (5), (6), and
(7) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) the term `psychological abuse' includes--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) a pattern of acts, threats of acts,
or coercive tactics intended to degrade, humiliate,
intimidate, or terrorize a child; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) the infliction of trauma on a child
through--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) isolation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) the withholding of food or
other necessities in order to control
behavior;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) physical restraint;
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iv) the confinement of the
child without the child's consent and in
degrading conditions;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(6) the term `exploitation' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) child pornography;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) child sex trafficking; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) an obscene visual depiction of a
child;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(7) the term `multidisciplinary child abuse
team' means a professional unit of individuals working together
to investigate child abuse and provide assistance and support
to a victim of child abuse, composed of representatives from--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) health, social service, and legal
service agencies that represent the child;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) law enforcement agencies and
prosecutorial offices; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) children's advocacy
centers;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) in paragraph (9)(D)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by striking ``genitals'' and
inserting ``anus, genitals,''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by striking ``or
animal'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and''
at the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) in paragraph (12)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by striking ``the term `child
abuse' does not'' and inserting ``the terms
`physical injury' and `psychological abuse' do
not''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(13) the term `covered person' means a person of
any age who--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) is or is alleged to be--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) a victim of a crime of
physical abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation, or
kidnapping, including international parental
kidnapping; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) a witness to a crime
committed against another person; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) was under the age of 18 when the
crime described in subparagraph (A) was
committed;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(14) the term `protected information', with
respect to a covered person, includes--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) personally identifiable information
of the covered person, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) the name of the covered
person;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) an address;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) a phone number;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iv) a user name or identifying
information for an online, social media, or
email account; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(v) any information that can be
used to distinguish or trace the identity of
the covered person, either alone or when
combined with other information that is linked
or linkable to the covered person;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) medical, dental, behavioral,
psychiatric, or psychological information of the
covered person;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) educational or juvenile justice
records of the covered person; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) any other information concerning the
covered person that is deemed `protected information'
by order of the court under subsection
(d)(5);</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(15) the term `child pornography' has the
meaning given the term in section 2256(8); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(16) the term `obscene visual depiction of a
child' means any visual depiction prohibited by section 1466A
involving an identifiable minor, as that term is defined in
section 2256(9).'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking
``minor'' and inserting ``child''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in the heading, by striking
``Videotaped'' and inserting
``Recorded'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in subparagraph (A), by
striking ``that the deposition be recorded and
preserved on videotape'' and inserting ``that a
video recording of the deposition be made and
preserved'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) in subparagraph (B)--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) in clause (ii), by
striking ``that the child's deposition
be taken and preserved by videotape''
and inserting ``that a video recording
of the child's deposition be made and
preserved'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) in clause (iii)--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (aa) in the matter
preceding subclause (I), by
striking ``videotape'' and
inserting ``recorded'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (bb) in subclause
(IV), by striking ``videotape''
and inserting ``recording'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) in clause (v)--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (aa) in the
heading, by striking
``videotape'' and inserting
``video recording'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (bb) in the first
sentence, by striking ``made
and preserved on video tape''
and inserting ``recorded and
preserved''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (cc) in the second
sentence, by striking
``videotape'' and inserting
``video recording'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) in subparagraph (C), by
striking ``child's videotaped'' and inserting
``video recording of the child's'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) in subparagraph (D)--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) by striking
``videotaping'' and inserting
``deposition''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) by striking
``videotaped'' and inserting
``recorded'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vi) in subparagraph (E), by
striking ``videotaped'' and inserting
``recorded''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vii) in subparagraph (F), by
striking ``videotape'' each place the term
appears and inserting ``video
recording'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in subsection (d)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in clause (i), by striking
``the name of or any other information
concerning a child'' and inserting ``a covered
person's protected information''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in clause (ii)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) by striking
``documents described in clause (i) or
the information in them that concerns a
child'' and inserting ``a covered
person's protected information'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) by striking ``, have
reason to know such information'' and
inserting ``(including witnesses or
potential witnesses), have reason to
know each item of protected information
to be disclosed'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by striking ``the name of or
any other information concerning a child'' each
place the term appears and inserting ``a
covered person's protected
information'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and
(ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins
accordingly;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) by striking ``All papers''
and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--All papers'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Enforcement of violations.--The
court may address a violation of subparagraph (A) in
the same manner as disobedience or resistance to a
lawful court order under section 401(3).'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in subparagraph (A)--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) by striking ``a child
from public disclosure of the name of
or any other information concerning the
child'' and inserting ``a covered
person's protected information from
public disclosure''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) by striking ``, if
the court determines that there is a
significant possibility that such
disclosure would be detrimental to the
child'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) in clause (i)--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (aa) by striking
``a child witness, and the
testimony of any other
witness'' and inserting ``any
witness''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (bb) by striking
``the name of or any other
information concerning a
child'' and inserting ``a
covered person's protected
information''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) in clause (ii), by
striking ``child'' and inserting
``covered person''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C)(i) For purposes of this paragraph, there
shall be a presumption that public disclosure of a covered
person's protected information would be detrimental to the
covered person.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) The court shall deny a motion for a
protective order under subparagraph (A) only if the court finds
that the party opposing the motion has rebutted the presumption
under clause (i) of this subparagraph.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) in paragraph (4)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by striking ``This
subsection'' and inserting the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) Disclosure to certain parties.--This
subsection'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in subparagraph (A), as so
designated--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) by striking ``the name
of or other information concerning a
child'' and inserting ``a covered
person's protected information'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) by striking ``or an
adult attendant, or to'' and inserting
``an adult attendant, a law enforcement
agency for any intelligence or
investigative purpose, or'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Request for public disclosure.--If
any party requests public disclosure of a covered