Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6732 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6732

   To prohibit unlawful coercion of a minor, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 16, 2025

Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr.
    Grothman, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Owens, and Mrs. Wagner) introduced the
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

   To prohibit unlawful coercion of a minor, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free
Environment Act of 2025'' or the ``CSAFE Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. UNLAWFULLY COMPELLING CHILDREN.

    (a) In General.--Section 2422 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c)(1) Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of
interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special maritime and
territorial jurisdiction of the United States, intentionally compels a
minor to--
                    ``(A) engage in self-harm, including suicide or
                attempted suicide;
                    ``(B) commit animal crushing (as defined in section
                48);
                    ``(C) engage in abusive or degrading nonsexual
                conduct (whether or not physical injury results);
                    ``(D) engage in sexually explicit conduct, as
                defined in section 2256(2)(A); or
                    ``(E) engage in obscene speech,
shall be punished as provided in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Whoever violates, attempts to violate, or conspires
        to violate paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned
                not more than 10 years, or both;
                    ``(B) if serious bodily injury results, shall be
                fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20
                years, or both; or
                    ``(C) if death results, shall be fined under this
                title, imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or
                both.
            ``(3) In this subsection, the term `compel' includes the
        use of a threat, extortion, blackmail, fraud, deceit, or
        manipulation.''.
    (b) Juvenile Delinquency Conforming Amendment.--Section 5032 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``or 2241(c),''
and inserting ``2241(c), or 2242(c),''.
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