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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

SIMS Act

S. 4678Introduced Jun 3, 2026Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Official title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the provision of minor-simulating chatbots that engage in sexually explicit conduct or sexually explicit conversation, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Bill Cassidy R-LA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 3, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats

2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Christopher Coons (D-DE), Jon Husted (R-OH), Christopher Murphy (D-CT).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.