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Amends section 1466A by inserting additional text into subsection (a) (in the matter preceding subsection (b)) and into subsection (b) (in the matter preceding subsection (c)), each insertion occurring before the period at the end of the referenced matter.
Revises section 2260A: replaces the section heading and the section text to add an 'Offenses by registered sex offenders' provision and adds a new subsection (2) 'Additional penalties' that increases the maximum term of imprisonment by 10 years for offenses under sections 875(d), 2251, 2252, 2252A, or 2260 when the offense involves the knowing use of child pornography with the intent to intimidate, coerce, extort, or cause substantial emotional distress.
Amends the table of sections for chapter 110 of title 18 by striking the item relating to section 2260A and inserting a replacement item (text of replacement not provided in the section).
Amends 18 U.S.C. 2252 by revising the language of subsection (a)(2) to refer to visual depictions and by modifying subsection (b) to add a new paragraph (3) creating penalties when a person violates, attempts, or conspires to violate subsection (a)(2) by threatening to distribute any such visual depiction if no such visual depiction existed, and by conditioning paragraph (1)'s scope with a reference to the new paragraph (3).
Amends 18 U.S.C. 2252A by revising the language of subsection (a)(2)(A) to refer to child pornography and by modifying subsection (b) to add a new paragraph (4) creating penalties when a person violates, attempts, or conspires to violate subsection (a)(2)(A) by threatening to distribute any child pornography as described if no such child pornography existed, and by conditioning paragraph (1)'s scope with a reference to the new paragraph (4).
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