Stop VOYEURS Act of 2025

H.R. 1203, the Stop VOYEURS Act of 2025, would amend federal law to expand the scope of criminal prohibitions against video voyeurism. Currently, video voyeurism is prosecuted primarily under state laws or in limited federal circumstances. This bill would create seven new conditions that would allow federal prosecution of video voyeurism offenses, including situations where the offender or victim travels across state lines, interstate communication channels are used, payments related to the voyeurism occur across state lines, equipment that traveled interstate is used, the act occurs in U.S. territories, or the conduct impacts interstate commerce in any way.

If enacted, the bill would give federal law enforcement and prosecutors broader authority to pursue video voyeurism cases, potentially providing victims with additional legal remedies and making it easier to prosecute offenders whose conduct involves interstate elements. The bill is currently in the House Judiciary Committee and has not yet been voted on by the full House. A related bill, H.R. 1204, introduced the same day, would establish a separate civil right of action allowing voyeurism victims to sue offenders directly in federal court.