Bill · S. 3704· Senate(119-S-3704)
COP Act
- Introduced
- 1/27/2026
- Last activity
- 1/27/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Ashley Moody
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Combating Online Predators Act" or the "COP Act," seeks to amend title 18 of the United States Code. It specifically aims to prohibit threats made to a minor. The legislation focuses on changing how the law handles the distribution of threats involving sexual exploitation. These changes affect sections 2252A and 2252 of the United States Code.
Yes· 3 of 4
Would children be better off under this?+8
The bill provides new criminal protections for children against threats involving sexual exploitation.
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?+2
The bill provides legal recourse against the coercive use of visual depictions to exploit minors.
Does this change how police departments operate?+2
The bill expands federal criminal statutes to allow for the prosecution of those making threats to minors for sexual exploitation.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Prohibiting threats to minors: The bill adds a provision that makes it illegal to knowingly distribute or provide a threat to distribute visual depictions of a minor (or someone believed to be a minor) engaging in sexually explicit conduct, if the intent is for that minor to create or transmit more such depictions. (Section 2, subsection a, paragraph 8; Section 2, subsection b, paragraph 5).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are mentioned in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+8
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Privacy Rights+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Policing Reform+2
- Education And Technology
- Increases Big Tech Regulation+1
- 1/27/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in Senate
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