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House Calendar No. 301

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 575

[Report No. 106–949]

Supporting Internet safety awareness.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 12, 2000

Mr. GOODE (for himself and Mr. GOODLATTE) submitted the following

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

OCTOBER 10, 2000

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered

to be printed

[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic]

RESOLUTION

Supporting Internet safety awareness.

Whereas the Internet provides citizens of the United States

with the technology for research, education, entertainment, and communication;

Whereas millions of Americans, many school libraries and

classrooms, and many public libraries are connected to

the Internet;
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Whereas more than 1 out of 5 missing 15- to 17-year-old

teenagers have disappeared because of someone they met

while chatting on the Internet;

Whereas there are an estimated 10,000 Internet websites designed for or by individuals who have a sexual preference

for children;

Whereas there are an estimated 200 million pages of pornography, hate, violence, and abuse on the Internet;

Whereas there are multitudes of strangers who use the Internet to enter homes, talk to and ‘‘groom’’ children, and

will take indecent advantages of those children if given a

chance;

Whereas children have been raped, assaulted, kidnapped, and

deprived of their innocence by individuals they met on the

Internet; and

Whereas September 2000 is Internet Safety Awareness

Month: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

2 (1) urges the citizens of the United States to

3 recognize and support educational programs that

4 make surfing on the Internet safe and fun;

5 (2) supports initiatives to educate parents, chil6 dren, educators, and community leaders about the

7 enormous possibilities and the potential dangers of

8 the Internet; and

9 (3) urges all Americans to become informed

10 about the Internet and to support proactive efforts
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1 that will provide Internet safety for children and for

2 future generations to come.

3 That the House of Representatives—

4 (1) urges the citizens of the United States to rec5 ognize and support educational programs that make

6 surfing on the Internet safe and fun;

7 (2) supports initiatives to educate parents, chil8 dren, educators, and community leaders about the

9 enormous possibilities and the potential dangers of

10 the Internet;

11 (3) urges all Americans to become informed

12 about the Internet and to support proactive efforts

13 that will provide Internet safety for children and for

14 future generations to come; and

15 (4) expresses the sincere appreciation of the

16 House of Representatives for the thousands of law en17 forcement officials who are aggressively working to

18 protect America’s children while they are online.
House Calendar No. 301

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 575

[Report No. 106–949]

RESOLUTION

Supporting Internet safety awareness.

OCTOBER 10, 2000

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House

Calendar, and ordered to be printed