Contact Congress about S. 1829: STOP CSAM Act of 2025

Online services would have to send fuller child-exploitation reports and could face new fines or lawsuits if they fail. Victims would get stronger privacy protections in court and broader rights to restitution and civil damages.

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STOP CSAM Act of 2025 is a Senate bill waiting for floor action. The latest recorded action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 106.

Latest action on S. 1829: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 106.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects child victims and adult survivors of child sexual exploitation, because it expands their privacy rights, restitution rights, and ability to sue. It also directly affects online platforms, app stores, and other interactive computer services that may have to change reporting systems, recordkeeping, and legal strategy. Large tech companies would face added yearly reporting duties, and courts, probation officers, guardians ad litem, law enforcement, and NCMEC would all have new or expanded roles.

Why this matters: This bill matters because it tries to make online companies act more aggressively when child sexual exploitation shows up on their services and gives victims stronger legal tools when that fails. In real life, that could mean better reports for investigators, more money recovery for victims, and more public pressure on large platforms to show what they are doing. It could also mean more lawsuits, more compliance costs, and hard fights over privacy, encryption, and how far platform liability should go.

Key provisions in S. 1829

• More people would get privacy and courtroom protections in federal cases. That includes adults who were abused as children and child witnesses, not just children who are still minors.
• Courts would start from the view that releasing a covered person's private information is harmful. That includes things like names, addresses, school records, and medical records, unless a judge finds disclosure is justified under tighter rules.
• Sentencing would include a fuller picture of the harm to victims. Probation officers and guardians ad litem, who are court-appointed advocates for children, would have to gather and present that information in child abuse and exploitation cases.
• Judges would have to order restitution in more cases. The bill covers crimes in federal child-exploitation law and some obscene visual depiction cases, and it sets a minimum of $3,000 per victim or 10% of total losses when losses are under $3,000.
• Courts could appoint a trustee or similar fiduciary to manage restitution money for some victims. That applies to minors, incapacitated victims, and some victims living abroad, and the court would set the person's duties, fees, and payment schedule.

How Modern Action helps you take action on S. 1829

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Questions people ask about S. 1829

What is S. 1829?

Online services would have to send fuller child-exploitation reports and could face new fines or lawsuits if they fail. Victims would get stronger privacy protections in court and broader rights to restitution and civil damages.

How do I support or oppose S. 1829?

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Who should I contact about S. 1829?

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