The Targeting Child Predators Act of 2025 creates a new process for federal officials to issue "gag orders" that prevent companies and individuals from disclosing that they have received administrative subpoenas during criminal investigations. When a federal official certifies that disclosure could endanger someone's safety, allow a suspect to flee, destroy evidence, intimidate witnesses, or compromise an investigation, the recipient of a subpoena must stay silent for 180 days. The bill also establishes a judicial review process allowing subpoena recipients to challenge these nondisclosure requirements in federal court, though courts can extend the gag orders for additional 180-day periods if they find the government's concerns are justified. Recipients can disclose information to their attorneys or others necessary to comply with the subpoena, but those people also become bound by the nondisclosure requirement. The legislation transfers authority over this process from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of Homeland Security, suggesting a focus on cases involving threats to national security or public safety.
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