PORNOGRAPHY

Amendments

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), S13012, S13035, S13057, S13058, S13059 [22OC], S16036 [25NO], H12854 [8DE]

Crime: eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), S2573 [24FE]

Analyses

Child Abduction Prevention Act (H.R. 1104): Smith of Texas Amendment on Preventing Trafficking in Child Pornography, Sexually Explicit Depictions of Minors, and Using Child Pornography to Facilitate Crimes Against Children, H2434 [27MR]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 151, Child Abduction Prevention Act, H2506 [31MR]

———S. 151, Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act, S4872 [3AP]

Articles and editorials

How To Unspam the Internet, S8564 [25JN]

Judge Discards F.B.I. Evidence in Internet Case of Child Smut, S3496 [11MR]

Special Investigation—Race To Save New Victims of Child Porn, E2368 [21NO]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: eliminate statute of limitations for child abduction and sex crimes, register child pornographers as sex offenders, and establish a grant program in support of AMBER Alert communications plans (see S. 810), S4957 [8AP]

———protect from exploitive child modeling (see S. 404), S2457 [13FE] (see H.R. 756), H698 [13FE]

Children's Internet Protection Act: constitutionality of application to public libraries (see H. Con. Res. 88), H1745 [11MR]

Computers: prevent the use of misleading domain names to deceive people into viewing obscenity on the Internet (see S. 800), S4897 [7AP]

———reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see S. 1327), S8559 [25JN] (see H.R. 1933), H3636 [1MY]

Constitutional amendments: prohibit protection of real and virtual child pornography (see H.J. Res. 65), H7169 [18JY]

Copyrights: promote effective enforcement (see S. 1933), S15573 [22NO]

Crime: eliminate sexual exploitation of children (see S. 151), S230 [13JA] (see S. 885), S5174 [10AP]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 188), H3050 [9AP]

———prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 1161), H1680 [6MR]

Law enforcement: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see S. Con. Res. 77), S13377 [28OC] (see H. Con. Res. 298), H9376 [8OC]

Conference reports

Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act (S. 151), H2950-H2968 [9AP]

Cost Estimates

Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act (S. 151): CBO, S2584 [24FE]

Letters

Application of mandatory sentencing guidelines relative to child pornography and child sexual abuse: ABA, H3067 [10AP]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H3068 [10AP]

———Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S5120 [10AP]

———U.S. Sentencing Commission, S5121 [10AP]

———William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, S5120 [10AP]

———William T. Ferrell, National Sheriffs' Associaiton, S5127 [10AP]

———several former U.S. Attorneys from New York, S5133 [10AP]

———several legal aid and civil rights organizations, H3075 [10AP]

Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act: Ari Schwartz, Center for Democracy and Technology, S13021 [22OC]

———Chris Murray, Consumers Union, S13021 [22OC]

———John Scheibel, Yahoo! Inc., S13022 [22OC]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S13021 [22OC]

———Robert Holleyman, Business Software Alliance, S13021 [22OC]

Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: Art Gordon, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S5127 [10AP]

———Gail Manza, MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership (organization), H3063 [10AP]

———James J. Fotis, Law Enforcement Alliance of America, S5127 [10AP]

———Jamie E. Brown, Dept. of Justice, S5127 [10AP]

———Sally S. Cunningham, National Council of Youth Sports, H3063 [10AP]

Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: Amitai Etzioni, Communitarian Network, S244 [13JA]

———Anne M. Coughlin, S243 [13JA]

———Daniel Armagh, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, S243 [13JA], S2582 [24FE]

———Frederick Schauer, S245 [13JA]

———Frederick Schauer, Harvard University, S2583 [24FE]

———several lawyers and legal scholars, S244 [13JA]

———several legal experts, S2583 [24FE]

Reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements: Mary K. Barnwell, S9622 [21JY]

Motions

Crime: eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), H2443 [27MR]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: impact of cultural changes and influences, H5167-H5171 [10JN]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), H12186-H12198, H12297 [21NO]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), Senate amendment, H12854-H12861 [8DE], E2555 [15DE]

Crime: application of mandatory sentencing guidelines relative to child pornography and child sexual abuse, H2422-H2424 [27MR], H3061, H3062, H3067-H3075 [10AP]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), H2440 [27MR]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), conference report, H3066-H3076 [10AP]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 188), H3059-H3066 [10AP]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), insert H.R. 1104 language in lieu, H2443 [27MR]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), motion to instruct conferees, H2443 [27MR]

———prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children, H2432-H2436 [27MR], H3071 [10AP]

Morality and ethics: impact of social ills on society, H9732-H9737 [20OC]

Supreme Court: decision on computer generated child pornography, H3064 [10AP]

Visa International Service Association (VISA): tribute to monitoring system that tracks Internet sites dealing in child pornography, E528 [20MR]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: eliminate statute of limitations for child abduction and sex crimes, register child pornographers as sex offenders, and establish a grant program in support of AMBER Alert communications plans (S. 810), S5053 [9AP]

———protect from exploitive child modeling (S. 404), S2479 [13FE]

Computers: criminalize sending of predatory and abusive e-mail, S13042 [22OC]

———protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail, S320 [15JA], S8287 [20JN]

———reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements, S9622 [21JY]

———reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (S. 1327), S8562 [25JN]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), S13012-S13032, S13035 [22OC], S14172 [6NO], S15938-S15948 [25NO]

———require warning labels on sexually explicit commercial e-mail, S13035-S13037, S13039, S13040 [22OC]

Copyrights: promote effective enforcement (S. 1933), S15573 [22NO]

Crime: application of mandatory sentencing guidelines relative to child pornography and child sexual abuse, S5114-S5125, S5130-S5135, S5137, S5154 [10AP]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), S236-S245 [13JA], S2573-S2590 [24FE], S3496 [11MR], S4872 [3AP]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), conference report, S5113-S5135, S5137-S5157 [10AP], S5334 [11AP], S5768 [6MY]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S5112 [10AP]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), unanimous-consent agreement, S2500 [13FE]

FTC: compensate persons who assist in identifying violators of unsolicited commercial e-mail laws and require subject lines of unsolicited commercial e-mail include an identifier, S13040, S13041 [22OC]

Law enforcement: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (S. Con. Res. 77), S15570 [22NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 151, Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. Rept. 108-68), H3050 [9AP]

Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: Committee of Conference (S. 151) (H. Rept. 108-66), H3050 [9AP]

Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 151), S1811 [30JA]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 151) (S. Rept. 108-2), S2186 [11FE]

Support Vigorous Enforcement of Federal Obscenity Laws: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 77), S14176 [6NO]

Statements

Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, S5126 [10AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 188, consideration of conference report on S. 151, Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act, H3059 [10AP]

S. 151, Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act, S237-S239 [13JA], S2573-S2576, S2587-S2590 [24FE], H2440-H2443 [27MR]

S. 404, Child Modeling Exploitation Prevention Act, S2479 [13FE]

S. 810, Protecting Children Against Crime Act, S4959 [8AP]

S. 877, Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, S13012-S13019 [22OC], S13176-S13182 [23OC], S15938-S15943 [25NO], H12186-H12191 [21NO], H12854-H12859 [8DE]

S. 1327, Restrict and Eliminate the Delivery of Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail or Spam (REDUCE Spam) Act, S8563 [25JN]

S. Con. Res. 77, support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws, S13409 [28OC], S15570 [22NO]