[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 221 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 221

Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the case of United States 
                                v. Knox.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 14 (legislative day, June 7), 1994

    Mr. Roth (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the case of United States 
                                v. Knox.

Whereas the United States Congress has passed legislation to protect children 
        against the evils of child pornography, including the Child Protection 
        Act of 1984, and provided for the enforcement of those laws;
Whereas on November 4, 1993, the United States Senate, by a vote of 100-to-0, 
        denounced as improper the United States Justice Department's new, narrow 
        interpretation of the Federal child pornography statutes as delineated 
        by the Solicitor General in the case of United States v. Knox and 
        implored the Justice Department to properly enforce the law and protect 
        our Nation's children; and
Whereas, on June 9, 1994, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third 
        Circuit in the case of United States v. Knox rejected the Justice 
        Department's narrow interpretation of the Federal child pornography 
        statutes and reinstate the conviction of Stephen Knox: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the Justice 
Department should accept the persuasive opinion of the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in the case of United States v. 
Knox and that the Justice Department should vigorously oppose any 
effort by the defendant in that case, or any other party, to overturn 
the decision in that case.

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