Stop Comstock Act

Bill: 119-hr-2029
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2025-03-11
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2029 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2025 Ms. Balint (for herself, Ms. Scanlon , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Amo , Mr. Auchincloss , Ms. Barragán , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Bera , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. Brown , Ms. Brownley , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Carson , Mr. Casten , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Mr. Casar , Mr. Case , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Ms. Chu , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Craig , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania , Ms. DeGette , Ms. DeLauro , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Deluzio , Mr. DeSaulnier , Ms. Dexter , Mr. Doggett , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania , Mr. Figures , Mrs. Foushee , Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , Ms. Friedman , Mr. Frost , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Garcia of California , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Gomez , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Ivey , Ms. Jacobs , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Kamlager-Dove , Mr. Keating , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Kennedy of New York , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Landsman , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Latimer , Ms. Lee of Nevada , Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania , Ms. Leger Fernandez , Mr. Lieu , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Magaziner , Ms. McBride , Mrs. McClain Delaney , Ms. McCollum , Ms. McClellan , Mrs. McIver , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Min , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Nadler , Ms. Norton , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Ms. Omar , Ms. Pettersen , Mr. Pocan , Mrs. Ramirez , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Ross , Mr. Ryan , Ms. Salinas , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Schneider , Ms. Sewell , Mr. Sherman , Ms. Sherrill , Ms. Stansbury , Mr. Stanton , Ms. Strickland , Mr. Swalwell , Mrs. Sykes , Mr. Takano , Mr. Thanedar , Ms. Titus , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Tokuda , Mr. Tonko , Mrs. Trahan , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Waters , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. McGarvey , and Mrs. Hayes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , 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 A BILL To revise sections 552, 1461, and 1462 of title 18, United States Code, and section 305 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1305 ), and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Comstock Act . 2. Obscene materials (a) Title 18 Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 552— (A) by striking or indecent ; and (B) by striking or means for procuring abortion, or other articles of indecent or immoral use or tendency, ; (2) in section 1461— (A) by striking Every obscene, lewd, lascivious and all that follows through Is declared and inserting All obscene materials are declared ; (B) by striking or section 3001(e) of title 39 ; and (C) by striking The term indecent and all that follows through assassination. ; and (3) in section 1462— (A) in the first undesignated paragraph— (i) by striking section 230(e)(2) each place that term appears and inserting section 230(f)(2) ; and (ii) by striking commerce— and all that follows through things may be obtained or made and inserting commerce any obscene material ; and (B) in the second undesignated paragraph, by striking matter or thing the carriage or importation of and inserting material . (b) Tariff act of 1930 Section 305(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1305(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking or immoral and all that follows through unlawful abortion ; and (2) by striking Provided, That the drugs and all that follows through Provided further, That the Secretary and inserting Provided, That the Secretary .