ENFORCE Act

This bill strengthens federal rules against child sexual abuse materials. It clarifies that making child pornography that is mailed, shipped, transported, or made with materials that moved across state lines can be prosecuted, closing gaps that let offenders avoid charges.

It also tightens how these cases are handled. It removes the time limit to charge crimes for obscene visual depictions of child sexual abuse and adds these crimes to sex offender registration rules. In court, it bars making extra copies of these images; the government or the court must keep them, while any identifiable minor shown in the images can see the evidence under controlled conditions. It creates a presumption that people charged with these offenses will be held in jail before trial and provides for supervised release after prison for certain violations.

Key points:

• Who is affected: People who make or share child sexual abuse materials; law enforcement; victims and their families .
• What changes: Closes interstate-commerce loopholes; removes the time limit to charge certain crimes; adds these crimes to sex offender registration; limits copies of evidence; allows victims controlled access to evidence; makes pretrial detention more likely; and sets supervised release after prison for certain offenses .