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US SB3394

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/9/2025

Primary Sponsor

Chuck Grassley

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend federal sentencing guidelines for child sexual abuse material offenses under 18 U.S.C. sections 1466A, 2251(d)(1)(A), 2252, 2252A, and 2260(b)

  • Requires updated guidelines to account for actual and potential harm to victims, changes in typical offense behavior, and modern computer and internet technologies used to commit these crimes

  • Establishes specific sentencing factors including whether the defendant engaged in prohibited sexual conduct against a child, participated in groups dedicated to child sexual abuse material, used concealment technologies, or distributed material for profit

  • Mandates consideration of gradations in severity of depicted conduct, age of victims, number of items involved, and whether the offense caused a victim's death by suicide

  • Repeals three prior congressional directives on child exploitation sentencing (from 1992, 1995, and 2003) and strikes paragraph (7) from Section 2G2.2(b) of the Sentencing Guidelines Manual

Legislative Description

SAFE Act Sentencing Accountability For Exploitation Act

Crime and law enforcement

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

12/9/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary12/9/2025

Full Bill Text

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