HR 6732 United States House · 119th Congress

Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment Act

This bill creates new federal criminal penalties for intentionally coercing minors (under 18) through interstate means (like mail or online platforms) to engage in harmful acts. It specifically prohibits forcing minors to commit self-harm (including suicide attempts), animal cruelty, abusive nonsexual conduct, sexually explicit acts, or obscene speech. Violations carry fines and prison terms of up to 10 years, with harsher penalties (up to 20 years or life) if serious injury or death results. The law directly protects minors from coercion by perpetrators using interstate communication or commerce, with enforcement under existing federal criminal code.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2026

House Passage

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Dec 16, 2025 Last action Jan 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 4 edits · Jan 12, 2026

MODERATE

The engrossed version makes two substantive changes to the CSAFE Act: it removes the separate prohibition on compelling minors to engage in obscene speech, and it narrows the 'abusive or degrading nonsexual conduct' category by requiring that the conduct must also be something for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense. The act's short title was also updated to drop the year reference.

SCOPE

Removed subsection (E) which prohibited compelling a minor to engage in obscene speech. This eliminates an entire category of conduct from the federal crime.

Added limiting language to subsection (C): 'abusive or degrading nonsexual conduct' now must also be conduct 'for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense.' This narrows the scope by requiring the underlying conduct to already be independently criminalizable, rather than covering all abusive or degrading nonsexual conduct.

TECHNICAL

Removed 'of 2025' from the act's short title, changing it from 'CSAFE Act of 2025' to simply 'CSAFE Act.'

Formatting and indentation changes throughout subsection (c), including moving the subsection letter to its own line and adjusting paragraph spacing.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

upper

Jan 12, 2026

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H632)

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H632)

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Introduced

Mr. Biggs (AZ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Dec 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors