United StatesHouse Bill 6719HR 6719

James T. Woods Act

Crime and Law Enforcement

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Introduced December 15, 2025 by Laurel Lee · Last progress 1 week ago

House Votes

Passed Voice Vote with Amendment

January 12, 2026 (1 month ago)

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H628)

Senate Votes

Pending Committee

February 26, 2026 (1 week ago)

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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Committee Meetings (4)

Senate

Meeting

Scheduled

Business meeting to consider H.R.6719, to prohibit threats to a minor, S.3398, to amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize intentional threats to distribute child sexual abuse material, and to provide appropriate penalties for the use of child sexual abuse material to extort or coerce victims, S.3397, to make coercion of children to commit harm a criminal offense, S.3394, to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guideline relating to child sexual abuse material, S.3798, to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal offenses with respect to violations involving ATMs, regardless of whether the ATM is located on the physical premises of a financial institution, and the nominations of Gregory Gilmore, to be United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois, Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Andrew B. Davis, and Christopher R. Wolfe, both to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, Anna St. John, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, John Thomas Shepherd, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, Robert Rotter, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa, Daniel Satterlee, to be United States Marshal for the District of South Dakota, and David St. Pierre, to be United States Marshal for the District of Maine, all of the Department of Justice.

Committee on the JudiciaryDirksen Senate Office Building, 106Feb 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM

Business meeting to consider H.R.6719, to prohibit threats to a minor, S.3398, to amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize intentional threats to distribute child sexual abuse material, and to provide appropriate penalties for the use of child sexual abuse material to extort or coerce victims, S.3397, to make coercion of children to commit harm a criminal offense, S.3394, to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guideline relating to child sexual abuse material, S.3798, to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal offenses with respect to violations involving ATMs, regardless of whether the ATM is located on the physical premises of a financial institution, and the nomination of Gregory Gilmore, to be United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois for the term of four years.

Committee on the JudiciaryHart Senate Office Building, 216Feb 12, 2026 at 3:15 PM

Senate

Meeting

Scheduled

Business meeting to consider S.2544, to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that receive eligible Federal grant funds to use such funds for investigating elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud, and to clarify that Federal law enforcement agencies may assist State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in the use of tracing tools for blockchain and related technology, S.1809, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking or transmitting video of defense information, S.3023, to limit liability for certain entities storing child sexual abuse material for law enforcement agencies, H.R.6719, to prohibit threats to a minor, S.3398, to amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize intentional threats to distribute child sexual abuse material, and to provide appropriate penalties for the use of child sexual abuse material to extort or coerce victims, S.3397, to make coercion of children to commit harm a criminal offense, S.3394, to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guideline relating to child sexual abuse material, and the nominations of Thomas Govan, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, Zachary Keller, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, and Ryan Raybould, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

Committee on the Judiciary

House

Markup

Scheduled

H.R. 6260, the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act; H.R. 5213, the Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act; H.R. 5625, the Cashless Bail Reporting Act; H.R. 3497, the Medal of Sacrifice Act; H.R. 6719, the Combating Online Predators Act of 2025; H.R. 6732, the Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment Act of 2025; H.R. 6715, the Child Predators Accountability Act of 2025; H.R. 6622, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2025; and H.R. 2641, To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program

Committee on the JudiciaryRayburn House Office Building, 2141Dec 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM

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Text as it was Referred in Senate

January 13, 2026

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January 12, 2026

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December 15, 2025

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