# 119-s-659: GRACIE Act of 2025

119-s-659, GRACIE Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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- As of: 2026-08-11
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-659
- Congress: 119
- Title: GRACIE Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Universal recording and secure storage of all child welfare interviews** is the GRACIE Act's central goal. It creates a grant program through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to fund States that require recording and set retention and release rules.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to record child interviews: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create a grant program at OJJDP to pay State child protective agencies to record and store all child welfare interviews. Only State agencies that already require recording and five-year retention by statute, ordinance, policy, or practice would be eligible. Grant money co…

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- 119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
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- 119-s-539: PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-659 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/659)

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- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1874: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1874)
- [119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-554)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-539: PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-539)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-659 (as of 2026-08-11).