S. 3397
Introduced in Senate · December 30, 2025December 9, 2025
Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Graham) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To make coercion of children to commit harm a criminal offense, and for other purposes.
Coercion of children to commit harm
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Ending Coercion of Children and Harm Online” or the “ECCHO Act”.
SEC. 2.
Chapter 110A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2261B the following:
Ҥ 2261C. Coercion of children to commit harm
“(a) Definitions.—For purposes of this section:
“(1) COERCE.—The term ‘coerce’ includes the use of extortion, threats, fraud, deceit, duress, intimidation, harassment, humiliation, degradation, or manipulation.
“(2) COVERED ACT.—The term ‘covered act’ means doxxing, swatting, or making a false report about an active or imminent threat.
“(3) DOXXING.—The term ‘doxxing’ means the act of publishing the personally identifiable information of an individual for the purpose of harassing or intimidating the individual.
“(4) MINOR.—The term ‘minor’ means any individual who has not attained the age of 18 years.
“(5) SUBSTANTIAL BODILY INJURY.—The term ‘substantial bodily injury’ has the meaning given that term in section 113.
“(6) SWATTING.—The term ‘swatting’ means the act of making a false report to emergency services about an individual for the purpose of causing a special weapons and tactics team to respond to the location of the individual.
“(b) Offense.—It shall be unlawful for any person, using the mail or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, to intentionally coerce a minor, directly or through an intermediary, to—
“(1) (A) die by suicide or attempt to die by suicide; or
“(B) kill or attempt to kill any individual;
“(2) kill or attempt to kill any, pet, emotional support animal, service animal, or horse;
“(3) strangle, suffocate, poison, burn, lacerate, or inflict serious bodily injury or substantial bodily injury on any individual (including the minor), pet, emotional support animal, service animal, or horse; or
“(4) commit, or attempt to commit—
“(A) arson; or
“(B) a covered act for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense.
“(c) Penalty.—Any person who violates, or attempts or conspires to violate—
“(1) subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for any term of years or life, or both; or
“(2) paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (b) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.”.