{"id":23515,"date":"2026-06-13T04:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T04:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/legislation-protecting-children-passed-tim-tebow-says-this-is-just-the-beginning-movieguide\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T04:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T04:54:10","slug":"legislation-protecting-children-passed-tim-tebow-says-this-is-just-the-beginning-movieguide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/legislation-protecting-children-passed-tim-tebow-says-this-is-just-the-beginning-movieguide\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislation Protecting Children Passed. Tim Tebow Says, \u2018This Is Just the Beginning.\u2019 &#8211; Movieguide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By India McCarty<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After years of advocating for the protection of exploited children, Tim Tebow can&#8217;t help but celebrate the passing of the Renewed Hope Act.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRight now, 89,000 unidentified image series of children being sexually abused have been seen by law enforcement \u2014 but these children have yet to be identified and are still waiting to be found due to resource and manpower shortages, every day we don\u2019t act is another day they\u2019re in harm\u2019s way,\u201d he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZaX3BGDhFW\/?img_index=1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wrote<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in an Instagram post. \u201cToday, we acted. I am grateful to our congressional leaders for getting this lifesaving legislation over the finish line, and to the law enforcement who never stop fighting for these kids.\u201d<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tebow continued, \u201cMy prayer is that hope is renewed for many more boys and girls, and that their stories will be different because of this legislation. When we come together, real change can happen \u2014 and this is just the beginning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.movieguide.org\/news-articles\/tim-tebow-says-we-have-to-do-everything-we-can-to-fight-human-trafficking.html\" class=\"mg_related_link\">Related: Tim Tebow Says &#8216;We Have To Do Everything We Can&#8217; To Fight Human Trafficking<\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) also released a statement about the bill passing through Congress, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawley.senate.gov\/hawley-measure-to-fight-child-trafficking-passes-house-heads-to-presidents-desk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">saying<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cMy legislation with Tim Tebow to rescue thousands of children trapped in sex trafficking just passed the House and is headed to the President\u2019s desk. That\u2019s two hundred new law enforcement officers to find and rescue kids trafficked by predators and a new initiative to coordinate local, state, and federal enforcement.\u201d<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is the biggest surge against online child exploitation ever by the federal government,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s time to rescue these kids.\u201d<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tebow and his foundation have been pushing for the passage of the Renewed Hope Act for years. The bill would \u201ccreate and equip an army of analysts, investigators and forensic specialists to find and safeguard children who have been seen in sexually abusive images by law enforcement, but have not been protected yet,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timtebowfoundation.org\/stories\/tim-tebow-supports-bipartisan-renewed-hope-act-2026?utm_campaign=&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=ppc&amp;utm_campaign=22430119865&amp;utm_content=-&amp;utm_term=&amp;matchtype=&amp;network=x&amp;device=c&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22423615146&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADi53DYPycj-XxFqmLGTku0TrxRpy&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwuanRBhBSEiwAY5y6V3RjEvIn4gd1L06Gv6YDBTDwCkMsNlp_FUy8q8HcF6R-eUcNsILrChoC7g0QAvD_BwE\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">per<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Tim Tebow Foundation website.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor too long, hundreds of thousands of girls and boys have endured horrific abuse \u2014 often at the hands of adults who are supposed to protect them,\u201d the former NFL star <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timtebowfoundation.org\/stories\/tim-tebow-supports-bipartisan-renewed-hope-act-2026?utm_campaign=&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=ppc&amp;utm_campaign=22430119865&amp;utm_content=-&amp;utm_term=&amp;matchtype=&amp;network=x&amp;device=c&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22423615146&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADi53DYPycj-XxFqmLGTku0TrxRpy&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwuanRBhBSEiwAY5y6V3RjEvIn4gd1L06Gv6YDBTDwCkMsNlp_FUy8q8HcF6R-eUcNsILrChoC7g0QAvD_BwE\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a statement. \u201cThis is why we\u2019re calling on Congress to pass legislation to strengthen our nation\u2019s response to identifying and rescuing these boys and girls. Because even with law enforcement and organizations working around the clock to rescue these children, it&#8217;s just not enough.\u201d<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He continued, \u201cI&#8217;m deeply grateful to our leaders for shining a light on this bipartisan issue so that we can build a stronger rescue team of analysts, investigators, and law enforcement as we unite to find and safeguard every child in our nation suffering this great evil.\u201d<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through the Renewed Hope Act, thousands of people will be saved from online exploitation and abuse. <\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.movieguide.org\/news-articles\/why-tim-tebow-fights-for-those-who-cant-fight-for-themselves.html\" class=\"mg_related_link\">Read Next: Why Tim Tebow Fights for Those Who &#8216;Can&#8217;t Fight for Themselves&#8217;<\/a><br \/>Questions or comments? 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