# 119-s-962: Protecting Children Over Profits Act

119-s-962, Protecting Children Over Profits Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-962
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Children Over Profits Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Prevents companies from being paid for help or records tied to child exploitation.** This bill would amend Title 18 to exempt records relating to child exploitation from a routine subsection (a) requirement and to bar compensation or reimbursement to electronic communications and remote computing service providers for expenses tied to information, facilities, or technical assistance about child exploitation. - Service providers: Electronic communications and remote computing providers would not be paid for expenses tied to child exploitation records, facilities, or technical assistance. The bill uses the term "child exploitation" as defined in the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008. - Government requesters: The bill narrows when a statutory disclosure requirement in Title 18 applies to records that concern child exploitation, limiting the reach of that subsection for those records.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Block production and payment for child-exploitation records: mixed, low. This bill would let electronic service providers keep records about child exploitation from being produced under that rule. It would also ban applicants from paying providers for expenses tied to child-exploitation information, facilities, or technical help. The bill would use the PROTECT Our Child…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-545: Combating Illicit Xylazine Act

## Sources
- [119-s-962 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/962)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1639)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-545: Combating Illicit Xylazine Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-545)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-962 (as of 2026-08-11).