Tim Tebow joins bipartisan group of lawmakers to unveil Renewed Hope Act

Former NFL star Tim Tebow and a group of lawmakers from both parties introduced the Renewed Hope Act of 2024 on the lawn outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

Tebow joined Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Reps. Laurel Lee, R-Fla., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to announce the bill. The Renewed Hope Act seeks to combat online child abuse.

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Former NFL star Tim Tebow and a group of lawmakers from both parties introduced the Renewed Hope Act of 2024. (Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)

“This isn’t about policy or politics — it’s about people,” Tebow said. “It’s about people, every single one of those boys and girls. It’s about how we can reach as many of those boys and girls as possible.”

According to lawmakers, the bill would “enhance the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to better identify, rescue, and protect victims of online child sexual exploitation and to bring child exploiters to justice.”

Cornyn said the bill would give government agencies better tools to help victims.

“No child should be the subject of online sexual exploitation and abuse,” he said. “Today, we are here to introduce the Renewed Hope Act, which would expand the government’s ability to identify, rescue and protect children and bring perpetrators to justice. This bill would provide Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations with increased resources and training, and new and advanced methods for victim identification.”

Tebow joined Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Reps. Laurel Lee, R-Fla., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to announce the bill. The Renewed Hope Act seeks to combat online child abuse. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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According to Cornyn, lawmakers were concerned not only about the social media giants, but also about encrypted websites.

“This bill is designed to ensure that we have enough investigators on the front lines to find the digital trails of where these images are being traded and distributed on the dark web, so that law enforcement can save the child who is the victim of violent sexual abuse,” Wasserman Schultz said.

Tebow campaigned online earlier this year before the House Judiciary Committee on his fight against child exploitation.

Tebow campaigned online earlier this year before the House Judiciary Committee on his fight against child exploitation. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

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Tebow works with Homeland Security Investigations through the foundation with the mission of identifying and rescuing as many victims of child sexual abuse as possible.

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