United States 119th Congress Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

S 1333 — Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced April 08, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

Moderate

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  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement ActThis bill makes changes to federal criminal laws related to various offenses, particularly sexual abuse offenses against minors.The bill revises the federal kidnapping statute by specifying that obtaining a victim by defrauding or deceiving a third party constitutes the offense of kidnapping. Additionally, for a kidnapping offense that involves a victim who has not attained the age of 16, the bill specifies that it is not a defense that the victim consented to the conduct of the offender, unless the offender establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the offender reasonably believed that the victim had attained the age of 16.The bill also revises statutes related to sexual abuse offenses against minors to specify the following:that crossing international lines with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a child who has not attained the age of 12 constitutes aggravated sexual abuse (currently, the statute only references crossing state lines),that the offense of sexual abuse of a minor also includes knowingly causing the intentional touching of any person by a person who has not attained the age of 16, andthat attempting to commit abusive sexual contact is also a crime that is subject to the same penalty as the completed offense.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 7 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to the bill S 1333 include the addition of a note indicating that it was passed in the Senate on September 29, 2025, along with an attest from the Secretary. The earlier version, which was introduced on April 8, 2025, has been removed along with the reference to its initial introduction and committee referral. These changes signify that the bill has moved through the legislative process and is now in a later stage.

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1333 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1333 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1333 To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct with respect to minors.
1333 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct with respect to minors.
_______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 8, 2025 Mr.
Cornyn (for himself and Mr.
Booker) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct with respect to minors.
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Passed the Senate September 29, 2025.
Attest:
Secretary.
119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1333 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct with respect to minors.
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Action History

  1. Received in the House.

  2. Held at the desk.

  3. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  4. Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  5. Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6843-6844)

  6. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  7. Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6843-6844)

  8. Introduced in Senate

  9. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 544 not signed on

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Not signed on (544)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 1333 do?
Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement ActThis bill makes changes to federal criminal laws related to various offenses, particularly sexual abuse offenses against minors.The bill revises the federal kidnapping statute by specifying that obtaining a victim by defrauding or deceiving a third party constitutes the offense of kidnapping. Additionally, for a kidnapping offense that involves a victim who has not attained the age of 16, the bill specifies that it is not a defense that the victim consented to the conduct of the offender, unless the offender establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the offender reasonably believed that the victim had attained the age of 16.The bill also revises statutes related to sexual abuse offenses against minors to specify the following:that crossing international lines with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a child who has not attained the age of 12 constitutes aggravated sexual abuse (currently, the statute only references crossing state lines),that the offense of sexual abuse of a minor also includes knowingly causing the intentional touching of any person by a person who has not attained the age of 16, andthat attempting to commit abusive sexual contact is also a crime that is subject to the same penalty as the completed offense.
Who sponsors S 1333?
S 1333 is sponsored by Cornyn, John (Republican), Booker, Cory A. (Democratic), and Ossoff, Jon (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 1333?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced April 08, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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