3.0.0 1104 2023-01-15T22:18:36Z 2023-01-15T22:18:36Z House H HR 2003-03-05 108 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Discharged from 2003-03-24T19:51:27Z Referred to 2003-03-05T15:03:25Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2003-03-06T20:50:19Z Discharged from 2003-03-24T19:51:22Z Referred to 2003-03-05T15:03:20Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Reported by 2003-03-11T20:53:13Z Markup by 2003-03-11T20:52:53Z Hearings by 2003-03-11T19:47:45Z Referred to 2003-03-07T20:16:03Z Reported by 2003-03-24T19:50:14Z Markup by 2003-03-18T20:19:08Z Referred to 2003-03-05T15:03:15Z H. Rept. 108-47 Code Adam Act 108 1263 HR 2003-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS PROTECT Act 108 151 S 2003-04-30 Became Public Law No: 108-21. Procedurally-related House Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1104) to prevent child abduction, and for other purposes. 108 160 HRES 2003-03-26 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 11:49:29 Procedurally-related House 2003-03-27 14:07:42 Laid on the table. See S. 151 for further action. Floor H1L310 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 13:28:59 The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1104. Floor H38900 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 13:28:58 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 13:28:07 On passage Passed by recorded vote: 410 - 14 (Roll no. 89). Floor H37100 2 House floor actions 89 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll089.xml House 108 2003-03-27T18:28:07Z 1 2003-03-27 13:28:07 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 410 - 14 (Roll no. 89). Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 89 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll089.xml House 108 2003-03-27T18:28:07Z 1 2003-03-27 13:12:28 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. Floor H35000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 13:11:13 The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (consideration: CR H2437-2438; text: CR H2416-2418) Floor H34400 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 13:11:00 The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1104. Floor H32600 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 12:37:20 PROCEEDINGS RESUMED - The Chair announced that the Committee of the Whole would now resume proceedings on the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 12:37:06 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Smith (TX) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, the Chair announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Smith (TX) demanded a recorded vote and further proceedings on the adoption of the amendment were postponed until later in the legislative day. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 12:17:20 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 160, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Smith (TX) amendment. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 12:11:27 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 160, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Acevedo-Vila amendment. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 12:08:18 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 160, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lampson amendment. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 12:03:16 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 160, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Carter amendment. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 11:58:31 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 160, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foley amendment. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 11:56:11 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 160, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pomeroy amendment. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 11:55:16 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Feeney amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, the Chair announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Feeney demanded a recorded vote and further proceedings on the adoption of the amendment were postponed until later in the legislative day. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 11:42:09 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 160, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Feeney amendment. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 11:31:26 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 160, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pence amendment. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 10:19:31 GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1104. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 10:19:20 The Speaker designated the Honorable Fred Upton to act as Chairman of the Committee. Floor H32400 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 10:19:19 House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 160 and Rule XXIII. Floor H32020 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 10:19:10 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1104 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. After pasage of H.R. 1104, it shall be in order to consider in the House S. 151. All points of order against the Senate bill and against its consideration are waived. It shall be in order to move to strike all after the enacting clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 1104 as passed by the House. If the motion is adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 10:19:05 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 160. (consideration: CR H2405-2443) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-26 11:45:39 Rule H. Res. 160 passed House. Floor H1L220 2 House floor actions 2003-03-25 19:10:00 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 160 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1104 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. After pasage of H.R. 1104, it shall be in order to consider in the House S. 151. All points of order against the Senate bill and against its consideration are waived. It shall be in order to move to strike all after the enacting clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 1104 as passed by the House. If the motion is adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then Floor H1L210 2 House floor actions 2003-03-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 29. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00029 2003-03-24 Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-03-24 Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-03-24 Committee on Transportation discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2003-03-24 Committee on Transportation discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2003-03-24 House Committee on Education and the Workforce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than March 24, 2003. IntroReferral H11210 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-03-24 House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than March 24, 2003. IntroReferral H11210 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2003-03-24 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-47, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2003-03-24 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-47, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2003-03-18 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 2. Committee 2003-03-18 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2003-03-11 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. Committee 2003-03-11 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2003-03-11 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2003-03-07 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2003-03-06 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. Committee 2003-03-05 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-03-05 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2003-03-05 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-05 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2003-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 N S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2003-03-05 True C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2003-03-05 True G000545 Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] MARK GREEN R WI 8 2003-03-05 True H001022 Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] HENRY HYDE R IL J. 6 2003-03-05 True C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2003-03-05 True D000217 Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] TOM DELAY R TX 22 2003-03-13 False C001047 Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2 2003-03-13 False D000549 Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8] JENNIFER DUNN R WA 8 2003-03-13 False B000755 Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] KEVIN BRADY R TX 8 2003-03-13 False F000238 Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] MARK FOLEY R FL 16 2003-03-13 False G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2003-03-13 False T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2003-03-13 False B000072 Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] RICHARD BAKER R LA H. 6 2003-03-13 False U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2003-03-13 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2003-03-13 False S001152 Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] ROB SIMMONS R CT 2 2003-03-13 False R000569 Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26] THOMAS REYNOLDS R NY M. 26 2003-03-18 False H001033 Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] MELISSA HART R PA A. 4 2003-03-18 False B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2003-03-18 False A000055 Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] ROBERT ADERHOLT R AL B. 4 2003-03-18 False R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] ED ROYCE R CA 40 2003-03-18 False I000055 Rep. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA-6] Johnny Isakson R GA 6 2003-03-18 False L000553 Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 2003-03-18 False B001246 Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1] Jeb Bradley R NH 1 2003-03-18 False K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] Steve King R IA 5 2003-03-18 False F000447 Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] Tom Feeney R FL 24 2003-03-18 False G000180 Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] WAYNE GILCHREST R MD T. 1 2003-03-18 False G000021 Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] ELTON GALLEGLY R CA 24 2003-03-18 False G000439 Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8] JAMES GREENWOOD R PA C. 8 2003-03-18 False W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2003-03-18 False P000265 Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] TOM PETRI R WI 6 2003-03-18 False S000749 Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] JOHN SPRATT D SC M. 5 2003-03-18 False K000358 Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6] MARK KENNEDY R MN R. 6 2003-03-18 False B001247 Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 2003-03-18 False R000572 Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] Mike Rogers R MI 8 2003-03-18 False W000119 Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] ZACH WAMP R TN 3 2003-03-18 False S001149 Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20] JOHN SWEENEY R NY E. 20 2003-03-18 False M000508 Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] HOWARD MCKEON R CA P. 25 2003-03-18 False F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Trent Franks R AZ 2 2003-03-18 False S001155 Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] John Sullivan R OK 1 2003-03-18 False P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2003-03-19 False V000127 Rep. Vitter, David [R-LA-1] David Vitter R LA 1 2003-03-19 False D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2003-03-19 False P000422 Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] EARL POMEROY D ND 0 2003-03-19 False 2003-03-24T06:00:00Z H.R. 1104, Child Abduction Prevention Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/14345 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 18, 2003</p> 2003-03-24T06:00:00Z H.R. 1104, Child Abduction Prevention Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14345 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 18, 2003 S. 151 https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/151 Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Americans in foreign countries Appellate procedure Armed Forces and National Security Assault Authorization Bail Business records Child abuse Child pornography Child safety Child sexual abuse Civil actions and liability Commerce Community policing Computer crimes Computer simulation Computers Congress Congressional reporting requirements Conspiracy Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Criminal liability Criminal statistics Custody of children Deceptive advertising Department of Justice Disabled Economics and Public Finance Electronic surveillance Employee selection Evidence (Law) Ex-offenders Executive reorganization Families Federal aid to law enforcement Federal aid to transportation Federal law enforcement officers Federal officials Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Fines (Penalties) Fingerprints Foreign Trade and International Finance Forensic medicine Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Health Identification of criminals Information networks Informers International Affairs Internet Kidnapping Labor and Employment Law Legislation Life imprisonment Limitation of actions Mandatory sentences Missing children Murder Parent and child Parole Pleas (Criminal procedure) Police communication systems Police training Pornography Pretrial procedure Probation Prosecution Prostitution Radio broadcasting Rape Recidivists Science, Technology, Communications Searches and seizures Secret service Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sentencing guidelines Sex crimes Sex offenders Sex-oriented businesses Signs and signboards Smuggling Social Welfare Standards State laws Subpoena Torture Tourism Traffic signs and signals Transportation and Public Works Travel U.S. Sentencing Commission Volunteer workers Web sites Wiretapping Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2003-03-05 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Prohibits: (1) and increases the maximum sentence for traveling in or into the United States to engage in an illicit sexual act with another person (currently, with a juvenile); (2) traveling in foreign commerce and engaging in such sexual conduct; or (3) arranging or facilitating such travel. Establishes as a defense that the defendant reasonably believed the victim had attained age 18.

Provides for mandatory life imprisonment of a person convicted of a Federal sex offense against a minor if the person has a prior sex conviction in which a minor was the victim, unless a death sentence is imposed.

Establishes criminal liability for attempting to remove a child from the United States with intent to obstruct the lawful exercise of parental rights.

Authorizes the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications in the investigation of kidnaping, sex trafficking, specified sex offenses against children, or transportation for illegal sexual activity.

Eliminates statutes of limitations for child abduction and for felony offenses of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and other abuse of children, transportation for illegal sexual activity, or sex trafficking of children or by force. Bars pretrial release for persons charged with such offenses.

Requires Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to report each case of a missing child under age 21 (currently, 18) reported to them to the National Crime Information Center.

Directs the Attorney General to assign a national AMBER Alert Coordinator who shall establish minimum standards for the issuance of alerts and the extent of alert dissemination.

Provides for grants to States for the development or enhancement of: (1) notification or communications systems along highways for alerts for the recovery of abducted children; and (2) programs and activities for the support of AMBER Alert communications plans.

Increases authorized appropriations for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Authorizes the use of COPS (Cops on the Beat, community policing) grants to assist a State in enforcing a convicted sex offender registration law.]]>

18 2003-03-24 Reported to House amended, Part I 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Title I: Sanctions and Offenses - (Sec. 101) Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) make the authorized term of supervised release after imprisonment any term of years or life, and to require a sentence to include a term of supervised release of at least five years, for kidnaping involving a minor and for other specified felony offenses (aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, abusive sexual contact, sexual exploitation of children, selling or buying of children, certain activities relating to material involving the sexual exploitation of minors and material constituting or containing child pornography, production of sexually explicit depictions of a minor for importation into the United States, transportation for illegal sexual activity, coercion and enticement to engage in criminal sexual activity, transportation of minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity or in a sexual act with a juvenile, or use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor with intent to solicit any person to engage in criminal sexual activity) (listed offenses); (2) include aggravated child abuse and child torture murders within the scope of the definition of first degree murder; and (3) increase penalties for sexual exploitation and other abuse of children, for transportation for illegal sexual activity and related crimes, and for kidnaping children.

(Sec. 105) Expands the prohibitions on, and increases penalties for, traveling in or into the United Statets or in foreign commerce to engage in illicit sexual conduct.

(Sec. 106) Provides for mandatory life imprisonment of a person convicted of a Federal sex offense against a minor if the person has a prior sex conviction in which a minor was the victim, unless a death sentence is imposed.

(Sec.107) Establishes criminal liability for attempting to remove a child from the United States with intent to obstruct the lawful exercise of parental rights.

Title II: Investigations and Prosecutions - Subtitle A: Law Enforcement Tools to Protect Children - (Sec. 201) Authorizes the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications in the investigation of kidnaping, sex trafficking, specified sex offenses against children, or transportation for illegal sexual activity.

(Sec. 202) Eliminates statutes of limitations for child abduction and for listed offenses (see section 101).

Subtitle B: No Pretrial Release for Those Who Rape or Kidnap Children - (Sec. 221) Bars pretrial release for persons charged with listed offenses (see section 101).

Subtitle C: No Waiting Period To Report Missing Children ("Suzanne's Law") - (Sec. 241) Requires Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to report each case of a missing child under age 21 (currently, 18) reported to them to the National Crime Information Center.

Title III: Public Outreach - (Sec. 301) Directs the Attorney General to assign a national AMBER Alert Coordinator.

(Sec. 302) Directs the Coordinator to establish minimum standards for the issuance of alerts and the extent of alert dissemination, which shall provide that: (1) appropriate information relating to the special needs of an abducted child (including health care needs) is disseminated to the appropriate law enforcement, public health, and other public officials; and (2) the dissemination of an alert through the AMBER Alert communications network is limited to the geographic areas most likely to facilitate the recovery of the abducted child concerned.

(Sec. 303) Requires the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a program to provide grants to States for the development or enhancement of notification or communications systems along highways for alerts for the recovery of abducted children, including grants for State programs for the use of changeable message signs or other motorist information systems to notify motorists about abductions. Limits the Federal share to 80 percent of the cost of funded activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004. Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on State barriers to the adoption and implementation of programs for the use of such systems.

(Sec. 304) Requires the Attorney General to carry out a program to provide grants to States for the development or enhancement of programs and activities for the support of AMBER Alert communications plans. Limits the Federal share to 50 percent of the cost of funded activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004.

(Sec. 305) Authorizes increased appropriations for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for FY 2004 and 2005.

(Sec. 306) Authorizes the use of COPS (Cops on the Beat, community policing) grants to assist a State in enforcing a convicted sex offender registration law.]]>

36 2003-03-27 Passed House amended 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Title I: Sanctions and Offenses - (Sec. 101) Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) make the authorized term of supervised release after imprisonment any term of years or life, and to require a sentence to include a term of supervised release of at least five years, for kidnaping involving a minor and for other specified felony offenses (aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, abusive sexual contact, sexual exploitation of children, selling or buying of children, certain activities relating to material involving the sexual exploitation of minors and material constituting or containing child pornography, production of sexually explicit depictions of a minor for importation into the United States, transportation for illegal sexual activity, coercion and enticement to engage in criminal sexual activity, transportation of minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity or in a sexual act with a juvenile, or use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor with intent to solicit any person to engage in criminal sexual activity) (listed offenses); (2) include aggravated child abuse and child torture murders within the scope of the definition of first degree murder; and (3) increase penalties for sexual exploitation and other abuse of children, for transportation for illegal sexual activity and related crimes, and for kidnaping children.

(Sec. 105) Expands the prohibitions on, and increases penalties for, traveling in or into the United States or in foreign commerce to engage in illicit sexual conduct.

(Sec. 106) Provides for mandatory life imprisonment of a person convicted of a Federal sex offense against a minor if the person has a prior sex conviction in which a minor was the victim, unless a death sentence is imposed.

(Sec.107) Establishes criminal liability for attempting to remove a child from the United States with intent to obstruct the lawful exercise of parental rights.

(Sec. 108) Prohibits knowingly using a misleading domain name with the intent to: (1) deceive a person into viewing obscenity on the Internet; or (2) deceive a minor into viewing on the Internet material that is harmful to minors.

(Sec. 109) Authorizes the court to deviate from the Federal sentencing guidelines upon finding that there exists a mitigating circumstance of a kind or to a degree that: (1) has been affirmatively and specifically identified in the sentencing guidelines or policy statements as a permissible ground of downward departure (imposition of a sentence below the range established by such guidelines), taking account any amendments to such guidelines or policy statements by act of Congress; (2) has not adequately been taken into consideration by the U.S. Sentencing Commission in formulating the guidelines; and (3) should result in a sentence different from that described. Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize imposition of a sentence below the range established by applicable guidelines under such circumstances. Sets forth policy statements regarding: (1) specific offender characteristics as grounds for downward departure (including, under specified circumstances, age and extraordinary physical impairment but excluding drug, alcohol, or gambling dependence or abuse); and (2) early disposition programs as a ground for downward departure.

Requires the Chief Judge of each district court to ensure that the report submitted to the Commission by the sentencing court within 30 days following entry of judgment in every criminal case includes: (1) the judgment and commitment order; (2) the statement of reasons for the sentence imposed (including the reason for any departure from the otherwise applicable guideline range); (3) any plea agreement; (4) the indictment or other charging document; and (5) the pre-sentence report.

Directs the Commission: (1) upon request, to make available to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees the written reports and all underlying records accompanying those reports, as well as other records received from courts; and (2) to submit to Congress at least annually an analysis of these documents, any recommendations for legislation that the Commission concludes is warranted by that analysis, and an accounting of those districts that the Commission believes have not submitted the appropriate information and documents required.

Modifies the Guidelines Manual of the Commission to provide for specified offense level increases if the offense involved: (1) material that portrays sadistic or masochistic conduct or other depictions of violence (up four levels); and (2) specified numbers of images (up from two to five levels). States that the defendant engaged in a pattern of activity involving prohibited sexual conduct if, on at least two separate occasions, the defendant engaged in prohibited sexual conduct with a minor.

Requires the Attorney General to report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees: (1) not later than 15 days after a district court's grant of a downward departure in any case other than one involving such a departure for substantial assistance to authorities, setting forth the case, the facts involved, the identity of the district court judge, the district court's stated reasons, whether the court provided the United States with advance notice of its intention to depart, the position of the parties with respect to the departure, whether the United States has filed or intends to file a motion for reconsideration, whether the defendant has filed a notice of appeal concerning any aspect of the case, and whether the United States has filed or intends to file a notice of appeal of the departure; and (2) not later than five days after the Solicitor General decides whether to authorize an appeal of the departure, informing the committees of the decision and the basis for it.

Title II: Investigations and Prosecutions - Subtitle A: Law Enforcement Tools to Protect Children - (Sec. 201) Authorizes the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications in the investigation of kidnaping, sex trafficking, specified sex offenses against children, or transportation for illegal sexual activity.

(Sec. 202) Eliminates statutes of limitations for child abduction and for listed offenses (see section 101).

Subtitle B: No Pretrial Release for Those Who Rape or Kidnap Children - (Sec. 221) Bars pretrial release for persons charged with listed offenses (see section 101).

(Sec. 222) Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to require, with respect to the regional children's advocacy program, that grant recipients provide such information and documentation as the Attorney General shall require on an annual basis regarding the use of such funds to evaluate the effect of grants on the community response to child abuse. Authorizes appropriations.

Subtitle C: No Waiting Period To Report Missing Children ("Suzanne's Law") - (Sec. 241) Requires Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to report each case of a missing child under age 21 (currently, 18) reported to them to the National Crime Information Center.

Title III: Public Outreach - (Sec. 301) Directs the Attorney General to assign a national AMBER Alert Coordinator. Requires the Coordinator, by March 1, 2005, to submit to Congress a report on the Coordinator's activities and the effectiveness and status of the AMBER plans of each State that has implemented such a plan.

(Sec. 302) Directs the Coordinator to establish minimum standards for the issuance of alerts and the extent of alert dissemination, which shall provide that: (1) appropriate information relating to the special needs of an abducted child (including health care needs) is disseminated to the appropriate law enforcement, public health, and other public officials; and (2) the dissemination of an alert through the AMBER Alert communications network is limited to the geographic areas most likely to facilitate the recovery of the abducted child concerned.

(Sec. 303) Requires the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a program to provide grants to States for the development or enhancement of notification or communications systems along highways for alerts for the recovery of abducted children, including grants for State programs for the use of changeable message signs or other motorist information systems to notify motorists about abductions. Limits the Federal share to 80 percent of the cost of funded activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004. Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on State barriers to the adoption and implementation of programs for the use of such systems.

(Sec. 304) Requires the Attorney General to carry out a program to provide grants to States for the development or enhancement of programs and activities for the support of AMBER Alert communications plans. Limits the Federal share to 50 percent of the cost of funded activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004.

(Sec. 305) Authorizes increased appropriations for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for FY 2004 and 2005.

(Sec. 306) Authorizes the use of COPS (Cops on the Beat, community policing) grants to assist a State in enforcing a convicted sex offender registration law.

(Sec. 307) Directs the Attorney General to study and report to Congress regarding State programs to collect fingerprints and perform background checks on individuals that seek to volunteer with organizations that work with children, the elderly, or the disabled.

(Sec. 308) Authorizes Secret Service officers and agents, at the request of any State or local law enforcement agency or of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to provide forensic and investigative assistance in support of any investigation involving missing or exploited children.

Title IV: Missing Children Procedures in Public Buildings - Code Adam Act - (Sec. 403) Requires the designated authority for a public building to establish procedures for locating a child who is missing in the building. Directs that procedures established under this section provide, at a minimum, for: (1) notifying security personnel that a child is missing; (2) obtaining a detailed description of the child; (3) issuing a Code Adam alert and providing a description of the child using a fast and effective means of communication; (4) establishing a central point of contact; (5) monitoring all points of egress from the building while such alert is in effect; (6) conducting a thorough search of the building; (7) contacting local law enforcement; and (8) documenting the incident.

Title V: Additional Provisions - (Sec. 502) Prohibits: (1) making a visual depiction that is a digital image, computer image, or computer-generated image of, or that is indistinguishable from an image of, a minor engaging in specified sexually explicit conduct; (2) offering, agreeing, attempting, or conspiring to provide, sell, receive, or purchase a visual depiction of a minor engaging in such conduct; (3) producing distributing, receiving or possessing with intent to distribute, or possessing a visual depiction that is, or is virtually indistinguishable from, that of a pre-pubescent child engaging in such conduct; (4) producing, distributing, receiving, or possessing with intent to distribute a visual depiction of any kind, including a drawing, cartoon, sculpture, or painting, that, under specified circumstances, depicts a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and that is obscene; (5) showing a minor obscene material or child pornography; (6) providing obscene material, child pornography, or other material assistance to facilitate offenses against minors; or (7) employing or coercing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct outside of the United States for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct.

(Sec. 507) Provides enhanced penalties under the Federal criminal code and the Uniform Code of Military Justice for recidivists with respect to child pornography, sexual abuse, and transportation for illegal sexual activity and related crimes.

(Sec. 508) Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to authorize a provider of electronic communication or remote computing services that reasonably believes it has obtained knowledge of facts and circumstances indicating a State criminal law child pornography violation to disclose such information to an appropriate State or local law enforcement official. Authorizes the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to forward to such an official any report of facts or circumstances indicating a violation of child pornography prohibitions by a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing services.

(Sec. 510) Amends provisions regarding transactional information that may be obtained through an administrative subpoena issued with respect to the sexual exploitation or abuse of children, in order to be consistent with provisions regarding required disclosure of customer communications or records.

(Sec. 511) Authorizes the interception of communications in the investigation of offenses involving obscene visual representations of young children or sexual abuse of minors.

(Sec. 512) Directs the Attorney General to: (1) report to Congress detailing the number of times since January 1993 that the Department of Justice has inspected the records of any producer of materials with respect to sexual abuse and other exploitation of children; and (2) indicate the number of violations prosecuted as a result of those inspections.]]>

Child Abduction Prevention Act Display Title Child Abduction Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced To prevent child abduction, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Passed House Child Abduction Prevention Act H House Short Titles as Reported to House for portions of this bill Suzanne's Law H House Short Titles as Introduced Child Abduction Prevention Act Popular Titles Enhance AMBER Alert bill 9 Library of Congress Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill Code Adam Act H House Short Titles as Reported to House Child Abduction Prevention Act H House 25 108 HAMDT Amendment narrows the definition of child pornography and creates new obscenity offenses to cover virtual and real child pornography that involves visual depictions of prepubescent children and minors; and creates a new offense against pandering materials as child pornography and strengthens penalties for repeat offenders. An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 108-48 to narrow definition of child pornography in response to Ashcroft v. the Free Speech Coalition; to create new obscenity offenses to cover virtual and real child pornography that involves visual depictions of prepubescent children and minors; to create a new offense against pandering visual depictions as child pornography and strengthens penalties for repeat offenders; to include new findings that detail the effect of the Supreme Court decision on child pornography cases, as well as some technical changes; to require the Attorney General to report on the Department of Justice's efforts to enforce the record-keeping requirements for producers of adult material to demonstrate they are not using minors. 2022-02-03T04:57:22Z 2003-03-27 On agreeing to the Smith (TX) amendment (A008) Agreed to by recorded vote: 406 - 15 (Roll no. 88). 13:09:44 Roll no. 88 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll88.xml S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2003-03-27T05:00:00Z House of Representatives 108 HR House H 1104 Child Abduction Prevention Act 2023-01-15T22:18:36Z House Report 108-48 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/108th-congress/house-report/48 8 2003-03-27 13:09:44 On agreeing to the Smith (TX) amendment (A008) Agreed to by recorded vote: 406 - 15 (Roll no. 88). Floor H32111 2 House floor actions 88 House 108 2003-03-27T18:09:44Z 1 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll088.xml 2003-03-27 12:16:59 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Smith (TX). (consideration: CR H2429-2437; text: CR H2429-2432) Floor H3A100 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 12:16:59 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Smith (TX).(consideration: CR H2429-2437; text: CR H2429-2432) NotUsed 71500 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 13:09:44 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole NotUsed 76000 9 Library of Congress 88 House 108 2003-03-27T18:09:44Z 1 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll088.xml 2003-03-27 13:09:44 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Smith (TX) amendment (A008) Agreed to by recorded vote: 406 - 15 (Roll no. 88). Floor 72000 9 Library of Congress 88 House 108 2003-03-27T18:09:44Z 1 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll088.xml 2003-03-27 13:09:44 Roll call votes on amendments in House Floor 75000 9 Library of Congress 88 House 108 2003-03-27T18:09:44Z 1 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll088.xml 2003-03-27 House amendment offered Floor 71000 9 Library of Congress 24 108 HAMDT Amendment requires certain procedures (known as Code Adam) be established and followed when a child is reported lost or missing in a Federal building. An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 108-48 to require certain procedures to be established and followed when a child is reported lost or missing in a public building, commonly known as a `Code Adam' alert. 2022-02-03T04:57:22Z 2003-03-27 On agreeing to the Acevedo-Vila amendment Agreed to by voice vote. 12:16:47 A000359 Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large] ANIBAL ACEVEDO-VILA D PR 0 2003-03-27T05:00:00Z House of Representatives 108 HR House H 1104 Child Abduction Prevention Act 2023-01-15T22:18:36Z House Report 108-48 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/108th-congress/house-report/48 7 2003-03-27 12:16:47 On agreeing to the Acevedo-Vila amendment Agreed to by voice vote. Floor H32111 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 12:10:33 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Acevedo-Vila. (consideration: CR H2428-2429; text: CR H2428) Floor H3A100 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 12:10:33 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Acevedo-Vila.(consideration: CR H2428-2429; text: CR H2428) NotUsed 71500 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 12:16:47 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole NotUsed 76000 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 12:16:47 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Acevedo-Vila amendment Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 72000 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 House amendment offered Floor 71000 9 Library of Congress 23 108 HAMDT Amendment authorizes the Secret Service, at the request of any State or local law enforcement agency, or at the request of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to provide forensic and investigative assistance in support of any investigation involving missing or exploited children. An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 108-48 to provide explicit statutory jurisdiction to the U.S. Secret Service to continue to provide forensic and investigative support upon request from local law enforcement or from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). 2022-02-03T04:57:22Z 2003-03-27 On agreeing to the Lampson amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote. 12:10:24 L000043 Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-9] NICK LAMPSON D TX 9 2003-03-27T05:00:00Z House of Representatives 108 HR House H 1104 Child Abduction Prevention Act 2023-01-15T22:18:36Z House Report 108-48 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/108th-congress/house-report/48 7 2003-03-27 12:10:24 On agreeing to the Lampson amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote. Floor H32111 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 12:07:45 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Lampson. (consideration: CR H2427-2428; text: CR H2427) Floor H3A100 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 12:07:45 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Lampson.(consideration: CR H2427-2428; text: CR H2427) NotUsed 71500 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 12:10:24 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole NotUsed 76000 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 12:10:24 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Lampson amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 72000 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 House amendment offered Floor 71000 9 Library of Congress 22 108 HAMDT Amendment requires the Department of Justice to conduct a feasibility study and submit to Congress a report, including recommendations, which may include a proposal for grants to the States to develop or improve programs to collect fingerprints and perform background checks on individuals that seek to volunteer with organizations that work with children, the elderly, or the disabled. An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 108-48 to provide a feasibility study of issues relating to background checks for volunteers of groups that work with children, the disabled, and the elderly. 2022-02-03T04:57:22Z 2003-03-27 On agreeing to the Carter amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote. 12:07:25 C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2003-03-27T05:00:00Z House of Representatives 108 HR House H 1104 Child Abduction Prevention Act 2023-01-15T22:18:36Z House Report 108-48 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/108th-congress/house-report/48 7 2003-03-27 12:07:25 On agreeing to the Carter amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote. Floor H32111 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 12:02:33 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Carter. (consideration: CR H2426-2427; text: CR H2426) Floor H3A100 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 12:02:33 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Carter.(consideration: CR H2426-2427; text: CR H2426) NotUsed 71500 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 12:07:25 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Carter amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 72000 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 12:07:25 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole NotUsed 76000 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 House amendment offered Floor 71000 9 Library of Congress 21 108 HAMDT Amendment requires the new AMBER Alert coordinator to submit a report to Congress by Mar. 1, 2005 on the effectiveness and status of the AMBER Alert plans in each State; and provides an additional $5 million in grant funding to help States implement new technologies designed to improve the dissemination of AMBER alerts. An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 108-48 to require the AMBER Alert coordinator to submit a report by March 1, 2005, to Congress on the effectiveness and status of the AMBER Alert plans that each state has implemented; to establish a $5 million grant program to assist states in implementing new technologies designed to improve the dissemination of AMBER Alerts. 2022-02-03T04:57:22Z 2003-03-27 On agreeing to the Foley amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. 12:02:24 F000238 Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] MARK FOLEY R FL 16 2003-03-27T05:00:00Z House of Representatives 108 HR House H 1104 Child Abduction Prevention Act 2023-01-15T22:18:36Z House Report 108-48 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/108th-congress/house-report/48 7 2003-03-27 12:02:24 On agreeing to the Foley amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. Floor H32111 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 11:58:29 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Foley. (consideration: CR H2425-2426; text: CR H2426) Floor H3A100 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 11:58:29 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Foley.(consideration: CR H2425-2426; text: CR H2426) NotUsed 71500 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 12:02:24 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Foley amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 72000 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 12:02:24 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole NotUsed 76000 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 House amendment offered Floor 71000 9 Library of Congress 20 108 HAMDT Amendment authorizes $15 million for Regional and Local Children's Advocacy Centers through 2005, and provides $5 million for grants for specialized technical assistance and training programs. An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 108-48 to re-authorize grant programs within the Victims of Child Abuse Act that provide funding to child advocacy centers and training and technical assistance to programs to improve the prosecution of child abuse cases; to add tools for the Department of Justice to evaluate these grant programs to ensure effective use of the funds provided. 2022-02-03T04:57:22Z 2003-03-27 On agreeing to the Pomeroy amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. 11:58:21 P000422 Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] EARL POMEROY D ND 0 2003-03-27T05:00:00Z House of Representatives 108 HR House H 1104 Child Abduction Prevention Act 2023-01-15T22:18:36Z House Report 108-48 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/108th-congress/house-report/48 7 2003-03-27 11:58:21 On agreeing to the Pomeroy amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. Floor H32111 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 11:55:47 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Pomeroy. (consideration: CR H2424-2425; text: CR H2424-2425) Floor H3A100 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 11:55:47 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Pomeroy.(consideration: CR H2424-2425; text: CR H2424-2425) NotUsed 71500 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 11:58:21 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole NotUsed 76000 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 11:58:21 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Pomeroy amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 72000 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 House amendment offered Floor 71000 9 Library of Congress 19 108 HAMDT Amendment places strict limits on departures from Federal sentencing guidelines. An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-48 to place strict limits on departures from federal sentencing guidelines by allowing sentences outside the guideline range only upon grounds specifically enumerated as proper for departure; to require courts to give specific and written reasons for any departure from federal sentencing guidelines; to change the standard of review for appellate courts to a de novo review to allow appellate courts to more effectively review illegal and inappropriate downward departures from federal sentencing guidelines; to prevent sentencing courts, upon remand, from imposing the same illegal departure on a different theory; to only allow courts to reduce a person's sentence for `acceptance of responsibility' when the government agrees with that finding; to amend sentencing guidelines with regard to the penalties for possession of child pornography by increasing penalties if the offense involved material that portrays sadistic or masochistic conduct or other depictions of violence and by increasing penalties based on the amount of child pornography involved in the offense. 2022-02-03T04:57:22Z 2003-03-27 On agreeing to the Feeney amendment (A002) Agreed to by recorded vote: 357 - 58, 1 Present (Roll no. 87). 13:00:40 Roll no. 87 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll87.xml F000447 Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] Tom Feeney R FL 24 2003-03-27T05:00:00Z House of Representatives 108 HR House H 1104 Child Abduction Prevention Act 2023-01-15T22:18:36Z House Report 108-48 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/108th-congress/house-report/48 8 2003-03-27 13:00:40 On agreeing to the Feeney amendment (A002) Agreed to by recorded vote: 357 - 58, 1 Present (Roll no. 87). Floor H32111 2 House floor actions 87 House 108 2003-03-27T18:00:40Z 1 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll087.xml 2003-03-27 11:41:43 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Feeney. (consideration: CR H2420-2424, H2436; text: CR H2420-2422) Floor H3A100 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 11:41:43 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Feeney.(consideration: CR H2420-2424, H2436; text: CR H2420-2422) NotUsed 71500 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 13:00:40 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole NotUsed 76000 9 Library of Congress 87 House 108 2003-03-27T18:00:40Z 1 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll087.xml 2003-03-27 13:00:40 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Feeney amendment (A002) Agreed to by recorded vote: 357 - 58, 1 Present (Roll no. 87). Floor 72000 9 Library of Congress 87 House 108 2003-03-27T18:00:40Z 1 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll087.xml 2003-03-27 13:00:40 Roll call votes on amendments in House Floor 75000 9 Library of Congress 87 House 108 2003-03-27T18:00:40Z 1 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll087.xml 2003-03-27 House amendment offered Floor 71000 9 Library of Congress 18 108 HAMDT Amendment makes it a criminal act to knowingly use a misleading domain name with the intent to deceive a person into viewing obscenity on the Internet or knowingly deceive a minor into viewing material on the Internet that is harmful to minors. An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-48 to make it a criminal act to knowingly use a misleading domain name with the intent to deceive a person into viewing obscenity on the Internet. The amendment also makes it a criminal act to knowingly use a misleading domain name with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material on the Internet that is harmful to minors. A domain name that includes a word or words to indicate the sexual content of the site is not considered misleading. 2022-02-03T04:57:22Z 2003-03-27 On agreeing to the Pence amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. 11:41:24 P000587 Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] MIKE PENCE R IN 6 2003-03-27T05:00:00Z House of Representatives 108 HR House H 1104 Child Abduction Prevention Act 2023-01-15T22:18:36Z House Report 108-48 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/108th-congress/house-report/48 7 2003-03-27 11:41:24 On agreeing to the Pence amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. Floor H32111 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 11:30:58 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Pence. (consideration: CR H2418-2420; text: CR H2418) Floor H3A100 2 House floor actions 2003-03-27 11:30:58 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Pence.(consideration: CR H2418-2420; text: CR H2418) NotUsed 71500 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 11:41:24 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole NotUsed 76000 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 11:41:24 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Pence amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 72000 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 House amendment offered Floor 71000 9 Library of Congress Reported in House 2003-03-24T05:00:00Z Introduced in House 2003-03-05T05:00:00Z 2003-03-27 Laid on the table. See S. 151 for further action. 14:07:42 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 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