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Strikes paragraph (1) of 34 U.S.C. 21101 and replaces it with a new paragraph (1) that redefines 'child exploitation' in a two-part structure, specifying offenses in title 18 (including chapter 110 and section 2261C, 2422(b), 2423, and section 1591) and retaining 'any sexual activity involving a minor for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense.'
Amends multiple subsections of 18 U.S.C. 2258A to change terminology and clarify covered offenses: replaces 'sexual' with 'online' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (b); amends subsection (d)(5)(A)(ii)(II) to expand the listed offenses to include 'online coercion' and specify 'enticing crimes involving children'; and amends subsection (h)(5) to alter the phrasing regarding preventing proliferation of online child sexual exploitation to include 'online coercion of children'.
Amends 18 U.S.C. 3509(a)(2)(A) by replacing a list of specific abuse types with the single term 'child abuse.'
Makes conforming changes to the undesignated paragraphs of 18 U.S.C. 5032: removes an 'or' preceding a reference to section 1002(a) in the first undesignated paragraph (changing 'or section 1002(a)' to 'section 1002(a)') and expands references to certain firearm- and violence-related sections to add section 2261C of title 18 alongside section 922(x) and sections 924(b), (g), and (h) in both the first and fourth undesignated paragraphs.
Inserts new section 2261C into Title 18 (Chapter 110A) creating a federal offense for coercing a minor to commit suicide, kill or attempt to kill, seriously injure persons or animals, commit arson, or commit covered acts (doxxing, swatting, or false reports), and establishes penalties including life imprisonment or up to 30 years for other offenses.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced December 9, 2025 by Charles Ernest Grassley · Last progress December 9, 2025
James T. Woods Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate