# 119-hr-3537: Targeting Child Predators Act of 2025

119-hr-3537, Targeting Child Predators Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC); status introduced (as of 2026-10-08).

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- As of: 2026-10-08
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3537
- Congress: 119
- Title: Targeting Child Predators Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-08

## Summary

**Creates a certification-based nondisclosure regime for certain administrative subpoenas** that lets a federal official delay disclosure when disclosure could harm safety or an investigation. It also sets up a new, sealed judicial review process and transfers issuing authority from the Treasury to the Department of Homeland Security. - Recipients (businesses or individuals served with a subpoena) may face a 180-day nondisclosure if the subpoena includes a certification that disclosure could endanger life, cause flight, destroy evidence, intimidate witnesses, or seriously jeopardize an investigation. They may only share the subpoena with people needed to comply, with an attorney, or others approved by the issuing official, and those recipients remain bound by the secrecy requirement. - Federal investigators gain a tool to keep subpoenas secret while an investigation proceeds. The government must seek a court order within 30 days during review, and courts may grant ex parte 180-day extensions or longer when justified. - Courts and the review process must move quickly and operate under secrecy. Section 3486A lets recipients ask for judicial review in specified district courts, requires expedited rulings, and mandates closed hearings and sealed filings to prevent unauthorized disclosure.

## Provisions PRIA read

- DHS lead and fewer court steps: mixed, medium. This bill would remove the words “ordered by a court” for a set of administrative subpoenas, which could allow issuance without a prior court order. It would also name the Department of Homeland Security, instead of the Treasury, as the issuing authority in the relevant statute. If enacted, recipie…
- Temporary secrecy for some subpoenas: mixed, medium. This bill would add a 180-day gag rule for certain administrative subpoenas when an official certifies specific risks. The risks include danger to someone’s safety, flight from prosecution, destroying or tampering with evidence, intimidating witnesses, or seriously jeopardizing an investigation. Yo…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4312: SCORE Act
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act
- 119-hr-4323: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3537 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3537)

## Related
- [119-hr-4312: SCORE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4312)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8413)
- [119-hr-4323: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4323)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3537 (as of 2026-10-08).