United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 9 D · 7 R · 1 I cosponsors

S 3397 — ECCHO Act

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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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 is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (9 D · 7 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Ending Coercion of Children and Harm Online or the ECCHO ActThis bill establishes a federal framework to combat the online coercion of minors to commit harm. The bill creates new criminal offenses, expands reporting of instances involving the online coercion of minors, facilitates the prosecution of offenders, and expands protections for minors who testify in court.Specifically, the bill makes it a crime to intentionally coerce a minor tocommit suicide (or attempt to);kill someone (or attempt to);kill a pet, emotional support animal, service animal, or horse (or attempt to);physically harm an individual (including the minor), pet, emotional support animal, service animal, or horse; orcommit (or attempt to commit) arson or certain other acts such as doxxing or swatting.A violation (or conspiracy or attempt to commit a violation) is subject to a fine, a prison term, or both.The bill requires electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers to report instances of online coercion of minors to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children via the CyberTipline.The bill facilitates the federal prosecution of offenses committed by (1) individuals as part of a child exploitation enterprise, and (2) minors in certain circumstances.The bill extends various protections for minors who testify in court (e.g., certain privacy protections) to those who are victims of or witnesses to crimes involving mental injury (i.e., psychological or intellectual harm to a child) or the negligent treatment of a child.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 530 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (530)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 3397 do?
Ending Coercion of Children and Harm Online or the ECCHO ActThis bill establishes a federal framework to combat the online coercion of minors to commit harm. The bill creates new criminal offenses, expands reporting of instances involving the online coercion of minors, facilitates the prosecution of offenders, and expands protections for minors who testify in court.Specifically, the bill makes it a crime to intentionally coerce a minor tocommit suicide (or attempt to);kill someone (or attempt to);kill a pet, emotional support animal, service animal, or horse (or attempt to);physically harm an individual (including the minor), pet, emotional support animal, service animal, or horse; orcommit (or attempt to commit) arson or certain other acts such as doxxing or swatting.A violation (or conspiracy or attempt to commit a violation) is subject to a fine, a prison term, or both.The bill requires electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers to report instances of online coercion of minors to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children via the CyberTipline.The bill facilitates the federal prosecution of offenses committed by (1) individuals as part of a child exploitation enterprise, and (2) minors in certain circumstances.The bill extends various protections for minors who testify in court (e.g., certain privacy protections) to those who are victims of or witnesses to crimes involving mental injury (i.e., psychological or intellectual harm to a child) or the negligent treatment of a child.
Who sponsors S 3397?
S 3397 is sponsored by Grassley, Chuck (Republican), Durbin, Richard J. (Democratic), Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic), Cornyn, John (Republican), Graham, Lindsey (Republican), Shaheen, Jeanne (Democratic), Moody, Ashley (Republican), Blackburn, Marsha (Republican), Cruz, Ted (Republican), King, Angus S., Jr. (Independent), Kelly, Mark (Democratic), Gallego, Ruben (Democratic), Ossoff, Jon (Democratic), Slotkin, Elissa (Democratic), Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (Democratic), Hyde-Smith, Cindy (Republican), and Rosen, Jacky (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 3397?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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