To provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children.
Latest action · Feb 14, 2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H229)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the federal criminal code to allow any person who was the victim of a sexual crime while a minor to sue in federal court for damages for resulting injury, regardless of whether the injury occurred while such person was a minor. (Current law allows a minor who is the victim of a sexual crime to sue.) Increases from $50,000 to $150,000 the minimum amount of damages such a victim shall be deemed to have sustained.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2006 to Jun 28, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | Feb 7, 2006 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | May 2, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | May 2, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Melissa L. Bean | May 2, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | May 2, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | May 2, 2006 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | May 2, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | May 4, 2006 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 4, 2006 | |
| R-MN | Mark R. Kennedy | May 4, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | May 4, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | May 4, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | May 8, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | May 11, 2006 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | May 11, 2006 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jun 13, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Jun 28, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H229)
- Feb 7, 2006Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2006Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H229 | Phil Gingrey R-GA | Feb 14, 2006 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-126 | SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN OVER THE INTERNET: WHAT PARENTS, KIDS AND CONGRESS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CHILD PREDATORS625 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Apr 4, 2006–May 3, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2155 | A bill to provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children. | Identical bill | Dec 20, 2005 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2006Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.