Federal law now bans child sex dolls; 5–10 year felonies for trafficking.
H.R. 1186 — CREEPER Act 2.0 · Filed by Vern Buchanan (R-FL) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 11, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill amends federal law to prohibit the importation, transportation, and trafficking of child sex dolls—anatomically correct dolls, mannequins, or robots designed to resemble minors and intended for sexual use. Violators face up to 5 years imprisonment for a first offense and up to 10 years for subsequent offenses. The bill rests on congressional findings that such dolls correlate with child pornography possession, normalize child sexual abuse, and facilitate grooming.
Why we flagged it
The bill's operative mechanism is a straightforward criminal prohibition on a specific class of objects associated with child sexual abuse. It adds two new federal crimes (importation/transportation and trafficking) with defined penalties, consistent with existing obscenity and child-protection statutes.
What the text implies
- Enforcement depends on customs and law enforcement ability to identify and classify items as 'child sex dolls'—borderline cases (dolls with ambiguous age features) may create litigation over statutory definition.
- The bill does not address possession by individuals for personal use within the U.S. after lawful importation; the criminal liability attaches to the act of trafficking/distribution, not mere private ownership post-import.
- Sentencing structure (5 years first offense, 10 years subsequent) mirrors trafficking statutes but applies to inanimate objects; prosecutorial discretion and sentencing guidelines will shape actual enforcement severity.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill restricts objects designed to sexualize minors and creates criminal penalties for their distribution and possession. Citizens gain a legal tool to combat material that research and congressional findings associate with child sexual abuse and exploitation. No citizen rights, remedies, or protections are curtailed; the bill does not shield abusers or weaken existing child-protection law.
Named in the bill
U.S. House of Representatives, House Committee on the Judiciary, 18 U.S.C. § 1462 (obscene materials), 18 U.S.C. Chapter 71 (trafficking), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (enforcement)
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Feb 11, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 11, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,730 characters) on Oct 26, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,580 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-26.
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