US SB3704

Amends 18 U.S.C. § 2252A to make it a federal crime to knowingly threaten to distribute visual depictions of a minor (or believed minor) engaging in sexually explicit conduct with intent to coerce the minor into creating or transmitting such material

Amends 18 U.S.C. § 2252 with parallel provisions criminalizing threats to distribute child pornography as a coercion tactic against minors

Applies to threats made in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, establishing federal jurisdiction over online predatory behavior

Introduced by Senator Moody on January 27, 2026, and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee