Hawley Negotiates Inclusion of STOP CSAM Act in Senate NDAA - Josh Hawley
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WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that his legislation to combat child sex abuse material online, the STOP CSAM Act, was added to the text of the defense policy bill currently being considered in the U.S. Senate. Senator Hawley negotiated the inclusion of the STOP CSAM Act into the manager’s amendment of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) following successful passage of […]

That’s not good. Still, it’s far from over; Senate Democrats blocked this version of the NDAA for other reasons, and once the Senate passes something, there will be cross-chamber negotiations.

EFF’s Oppose STOP CSAM: Protecting Kids Shouldn’t Mean Breaking the Tools That Keep Us Safe and The Internet Society’s STOP CSAM Act Threatens Everyone’s Online Safety and Security have more on the problems with this bill.

EFF has an action on the STOP CSAM Act from 2025 that’s still very relevant, it just needs some minor tweaking. It doesn’t mention the NDAA, so I just changed the first paragraph to

“As your constituent, I urge you to oppose the attachment of the STOP CSAM Act, (S.1829.) to the NDAA.”