3.0.0 4059 2023-01-11T13:17:18Z 2023-01-11T13:17:18Z House H HR 2009-11-06 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2009-11-07T19:49:54Z hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2009-11-07T19:49:47Z Referred to 2009-11-06T14:02:43Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-11-06T14:02:42Z 2009-11-07 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. Committee 2009-11-07 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2009-11-06 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-11-06 Referred to House Financial Services IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2009-11-06 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2009-11-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-11-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001045 Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] BART STUPAK D MI 1 N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Banking and financial institutions regulation Child safety and welfare Computer security and identity theft Consumer affairs Crimes against children Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Financial services and investments Firearms and explosives Foreign and international banking Gambling Government information and archives Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Organized crime Pornography Retail and wholesale trades Science, Technology, Communications 00 2009-11-06 Introduced in House 2010-03-02T17:26:34Z Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - Makes it unlawful for an operator of a pornographic website to display any pornographic material without first verifying that any user is at least 18 years old.

Makes it unlawful for an operator of a website to carry out any financial transaction involving any product or service whose sale or access to persons under a legally specified age is prohibited by federal or state law without first verifying that any user meets the age requirement.

Imposes criminal penalties.

Requires any Internet payment service provider or business performing financial transactions relating to pornographic material or to age-restricted products or services only process age-verified transactions. Establishes safe harbors.

Requires: (1) violations to be treated as violations of a rule regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices; and (2) the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce this title.

Prohibits construing this Act as providing a private right of action, including a class action.

Prohibits any financial institution from processing a financial transaction denominated in or otherwise involving an electronic currency not backed by the full faith and credit of a United Nations (UN) member state.

]]> Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act Display Title Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act Official Title as Introduced To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act Introduced in House 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4059ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4059ih.xml 2009-11-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.