Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-4120
Sponsor: Rep. Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2]
Introduced: 2007-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child pornography
Child sexual abuse
Commerce
Families
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Interstate commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2007-11-08
text: 
Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the definitions of the crimes of child sexual exploitation and child pornography to include activities constituting such crimes that merely affect interstate or foreign commerce. 

action_date: 2007-11-14
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the definitions of the crimes of child sexual exploitation and child pornography to include activities constituting such crimes that merely affect interstate or foreign commerce. 

action_date: 2008-09-23
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Title I: Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007
 - Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the jurisdictional basis for prosecutions of sexual exploitation of children, selling or buying of children, or child pornography crimes to include activities that use any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce to complete such crimes. 

Title II: Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007
 - Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include child pornography that contains a visual depiction of an actual minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and the production of such pornography for importation into the United States as predicate crimes for money laundering prosecutions; and (2) define &quot;possess&quot; with respect to crimes of child sexual exploitation and child pornography to include accessing by computer visual depictions of child pornography with the intent to view. 

action_date: 2008-10-08
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 23, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Title I: Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007
 - Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the jurisdictional basis for prosecutions of sexual exploitation of children, selling or buying of children, or child pornography crimes to include activities that use any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce to complete such crimes. 

Title II: Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007
 - Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include child pornography that contains a visual depiction of an actual minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and the production of such pornography for importation into the United States as predicate crimes for money laundering prosecutions; and (2) define &quot;possess&quot; with respect to crimes of child sexual exploitation and child pornography to include accessing by computer visual depictions of child pornography with the intent to view. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-10-08
text: Became Public Law No: 110-358.
action_date: 2008-10-08
text: Became Public Law No: 110-358.
action_date: 2008-10-08
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-10-08
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-09-30
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-09-30
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 656). (consideration: CR H10058-10059; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR 9/25/2008 H9887-9888)
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 656).(consideration: CR H10058-10059; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR 9/25/2008 H9887-9888)
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Cannon objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4120.
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Ms. Lofgren, Zoe moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H9887-9889)
action_date: 2008-09-24
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9343-9344)
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-11-14
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 0 (Roll no. 1105). (text: CR 11/13/2007 H13591)
action_date: 2007-11-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-11-14
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 0 (Roll no. 1105).(text: CR 11/13/2007 H13591)
action_date: 2007-11-14
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H13916-13917)
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4120.
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13591-13593)
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2007-11-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-11-08
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 110-358