Senator Josh Hawley ... demand[ed] that Congress take decisive action to protect America’s children online by passing critical bipartisan legislation, including ... Durbin’s and Hawley’s STOP CSAM Act ...
Support and work to pass bipartisan legislation, including the STOP CSAM Act, to protect children online.
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demand that Congress take decisive action to protect America’s children online by passing critical bipartisan legislation, including...Durbin’s and Hawley’s STOP CSAM Act
Evidence
Sen. Hawley said he and Sen. Durbin reintroduced the STOP CSAM Act, described it as bipartisan legislation, and said the bill would crack down on child sexual abuse material online by allowing victims to sue companies that host it.
Congress.gov records that S.1829 was introduced on 2025-05-21, ordered reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee on 2025-06-12, reported on 2025-06-26, and then placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. The bill page shows its status as Introduced, not enacted into law.
Hawley's office said the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously advanced the STOP CSAM Act and that Senators from both parties had cosponsored the bill.
Hawley's office said he, Durbin, and New Mexico's attorney general were urging Congress to pass critical bipartisan legislation, including the STOP CSAM Act, and noted that the bill had advanced out of committee unanimously.
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (Introduced 05/21/2025). Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced. Latest Action: Senate - 06/26/2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 106.
All Actions show 06/12/2025: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably; and 06/26/2025: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders.
The reported text identifies Mr. Hawley as the sponsor and shows the bill was reported in Senate on June 26, 2025; the page is a bill text record, not an enactment record.
Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin advanced their STOP CSAM Act unanimously through a Senate Judiciary Committee markup... Senator Hawley said, 'My bipartisan legislation would rightfully give CSAM victims their day in court.'
Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin reintroduced the STOP CSAM Act... 'my bipartisan legislation would empower them to do just that.' The page also says the bipartisan bill was eventually blocked on the Senate floor.
The statement says Hawley, Durbin, and New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez demanded that Congress take decisive action to protect America’s children online by passing critical bipartisan legislation, including Hawley’s and Durbin’s STOP CSAM Act. The legislation would crack down on online CSAM by allowing victims to sue companies that host it.
Assessments
Hawley sponsored/reintroduced the bipartisan STOP CSAM Act in the 119th Congress and materially advanced it through unanimous Senate Judiciary Committee action, with the bill reported and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar in June 2025. However, the evidence shows the bill remained at introduced/reported status and had not passed Congress or become law by the latest cited 2026 advocacy. Because the promised outcome was to work to pass the legislation and final passage did not occur, this is a serious legislative effort that failed to deliver the promised outcome.
Hawley made concrete bipartisan legislative efforts on the STOP CSAM Act, including reintroducing the bill with Sen. Durbin, securing bipartisan support, and advancing it unanimously through the Senate Judiciary Committee. However, the promised outcome included working to pass the legislation, and the evidence shows the bill remained on the Senate calendar with status 'Introduced' and had not been enacted. Because there was a serious legislative attempt but the legislation did not pass, the correct outcome is never with an effort badge.