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Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) has reintroduced the bipartisan Renewed Hope Act, co-led by Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), to strengthen the federal government’s ability to identify children depicted in child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The bill will be considered by the House Judiciary Committee next week.

The legislation expands the hiring and retention of specialized victim identification personnel at the Department of Homeland Security, increasing law enforcement’s capacity to identify and rescue children from ongoing sexual exploitation.

“Since 2024, the number of unidentified children depicted in sexual abuse material has risen from 57,000 to more than 89,000,” said Rep. Lee. “Each number represents a child who has not yet been found or protected.”

The urgency is clear. In the past year, more than 55,000 U.S. children were victims of sextortion, with over 40 deaths by suicide. In 2024, NCMEC’s CyberTipline received 20.5 million reports involving 29.2 million suspected incidents of child sexual exploitation.

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