S. 1829 · 119th Congress

STOP CSAM Act of 2025

Introduced on May 21, 2025 by Josh Hawley (R-MO). 29 cosponsors, 13 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 26, 2025): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 106.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
May 21, 2025
Cosponsors
29
13 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to combat the sexual exploitation of children by supporting victims and promoting accountability and transparency by the tech industry.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Computers and information technology
  • Crime victims
  • Crimes against children
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Digital media
  • Domestic violence and child abuse
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Federal district courts
  • Government information and archives
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Judicial procedure and administration
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Legal fees and court costs
  • Pornography
  • Sex offenses
  • Smuggling and trafficking

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to Senate, Jun 26, 2025). Public domain.

Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act of 2025 or the STOP CSAM Act of 2025

This bill revises the federal framework governing the prevention of online child sexual exploitation to expand protections for victims, expand requirements for electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers (providers), and expand related penalties and remedies.

The bill extends protections for child victims and witnesses who testify in federal court (e.g., privacy protections) to child victims and witnesses of kidnapping offenses and to child victims and witnesses who were under 18 years of age at the time of the crime, even if they are 18 or older at the time of court proceedings.

Additionally, the bill establishes statutory procedures for courts to appoint a trustee to hold restitution payments for certain victims (e.g., minor victims) of offenses involving human trafficking, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse material, illegal sexual activity and related crimes, or crimes of violence.

The bill requires providers to report online child sexual exploitation to the CyberTipline (i.e., the national reporting system for online child sexual exploitation) within 60 days. Reports must include specified information, such as information about repeat offenders. The bill establishes criminal and civil penalties for providers who fail to comply with the requirements.

Finally, the bill prohibits providers from hosting or storing child pornography or knowingly facilitating the sexual exploitation of children and allows victims to pursue civil remedies.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Josh HawleyR-MOSponsor

Democrats · 13

Independents · 1

Republicans · 15

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. May 21, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. May 21, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Jun 12, 2025 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Jun 26, 2025Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  5. Jun 26, 2025 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Jun 26, 2025 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 106.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.10 reports
    $15.7M reported (all issues)
  2. COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION9 reports
  3. AT&T Services, Inc.8 reports
    $11.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC$10.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  4. American Association for Justice5 reports
    $7.8M reported (all issues)
  5. ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $7.1M reported (all issues)
  6. META PLATFORMS, INC.5 reports
    $31.4M reported (all issues)
  7. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES5 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)
  8. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $16.8M reported (all issues)
  9. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children5 reports
    $189K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN$1.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. RAVEN5 reports
    $372K reported (all issues)
  11. Reddit, Inc.5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  12. American Civil Liberties Union4 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  13. Bria Artificial Intelligence Inc.4 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  14. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $7.9M reported (all issues)
  15. ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  16. INTERNET WORKS4 reports
    $170K reported (all issues)
  17. Internet Works Association4 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  18. Yahoo Inc. and var. subs/affiliates4 reports
    $720K reported (all issues)
  19. Yahoo Inc, and var. subs/affiliates (FKA College Parent, L.P. DBA "Yahoo")3 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  20. Peace Officers Research Association of California2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  21. PINTEREST, INC.1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.