# 119-s-3021: ENFORCE Act

119-s-3021, ENFORCE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX); status passed_senate (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3021
- Congress: 119
- Title: ENFORCE Act
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-10-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Expands federal criminal liability for child sexual abuse imagery.** This bill would broaden what counts as producing child pornography and strengthen detention, registration, discovery, and supervision rules for obscene visual depictions of child sexual abuse. - Victims and families: Images covered by section 1466A would remain in government or court custody during criminal proceedings, and identified minors could access them under existing victim-access rules. - Defendants: The definition of "knowingly produces" in 18 U.S.C. 2252A would be rewritten to include three commerce-related paths: knowing the material will be mailed or transported, using materials that moved in interstate commerce, or the material itself being transported in interstate commerce. - Courts and prosecutors: The bill would eliminate the statute of limitations for obscene visual depictions under 1466A, add those offenses to the federal sex-offender registry and supervised-release rules, and create a presumption of detention pending trial for 1466A and several related child-sex offenses.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tougher rules for obscene child-abuse images: mixed, medium. The bill would treat crimes for obscene visual depictions of child sexual abuse like other core sex offenses. There would be no time limit to charge these crimes in federal court. People charged with them would face a presumption of detention before trial. If convicted, they would have to register…
- Wider federal reach on making child-abuse images: mixed, medium. The bill would expand when someone "knowingly produces" child sexual abuse material under federal law. It would cover makers who knew the material would be sent across state or country lines. It would also cover material made with items that moved in interstate or foreign commerce. It would cover f…

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## Sources
- [119-s-3021 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3021)

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- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-121: Recover Fraudulent COVID Funds Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-121)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3021 (as of 2026-08-11).