PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025

Summary

PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and updates (1) the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction (National Strategy), and (2) the National Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program. With respect to the National Strategy, current law requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to update the strategy every two years and include 19 specific elements in the strategy (e.g., long-range goals, annual measurable objectives, and future trends). This bill requires DOJ to update the National Strategy every four years. The bill also revises and consolidates the 19 required elements into 9 required elements, including an analysis of current trends and challenges as well as the overall magnitude of the threat of child exploitation. The ICAC Task Force Program is a national network of task forces that support state and local efforts to investigate and prosecute the online sexual exploitation of children. This bill requires ICAC task forces to increase the investigative capacity of law enforcement to identify child victims and report the number of child victims identified in their annual reports. The bill also limits the liability of ICAC task forces for civil claims or criminal charges in federal or state court arising from decisions with respect to leads related to internet crimes against children. Finally, the bill requires the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to provide additional information to law enforcement agencies when it refers a report of online sexual exploitation of children for investigation.

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House Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. House of Representatives

Also referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. Senate.

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Related bills

• H.R. 1274PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025Identical bill
• S. 1071National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Related bill
• H.R. 9641, 118th CongressRelated bill in another Congress
• S. 5060, 118th CongressRelated bill in another Congress

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Full history

1. Jul 21, 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in U.S. Senate

   U.S. Senate

2. May 20, 2025

   Reported out of committee

   Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

3. May 20, 2025

   Reported out of committee

   Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

4. May 20, 2025

   Reported out of committee

   Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

5. May 20, 2025

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 80.

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 80.

   U.S. Senate

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