Together, we’re committed to making America a safer place to live and raise a family, and we’ll keep fighting to move our bills forward as part of Congress’ annual defense legislation
Keep fighting to move bipartisan crime and child-safety bills forward in the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, including measures targeting online child predators, organized retail theft, illicit xylazine, prison contraband, nonconsensual deepfake images, and online child sexual abuse material.
Occurrences
I’m also pushing a landmark nationwide crime package to protect children from online exploitation, crack down on organized retail crime, combat the spread of illicit xylazine and stem the flow of contraband in federal prisons. This bipartisan legislation has garnered widespread support from major child safety, law enforcement and technology groups, as well as the Trump administration. It’s imperative that this package is signed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.
Evidence
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Grassley and Durbin announced they were advancing two legislative packages in the FY2027 NDAA. The release says the bills target online child predators, retail theft, illicit xylazine, prison contraband, nonconsensual deepfake images, and online CSAM, and includes Grassley's statement that they would keep fighting to move the bills forward in annual defense legislation.
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The Senate roll call on cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 4784, the FY2027 NDAA, required three-fifths support and was rejected 50-46. Grassley (R-IA) voted Yea. Lookback-window searches did not find a later official enactment or successful renewed floor vote by September 10, 2026.
Assessments
Grassley materially advanced the promised bipartisan crime and child-safety measures in the same federal term by working with Durbin to package them for the FY2027 NDAA and by voting to advance the NDAA vehicle. However, the available record shows the key procedural vote failed on July 14, 2026, and there is no evidence by September 10, 2026 that the measures were enacted or successfully included in a passed NDAA. Because the promised subjects were pursued but not yet fully delivered through the NDAA, this merits partial credit with an effort badge rather than full delivery.