Congress 116 - S 3398 - EARN IT Act of 2020

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Advisory bodies Business records Child safety and welfare Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Crime victims Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Domestic violence and child abuse Fraud offenses and financial crimes Human trafficking Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Legislative rules and procedure Pornography Sex offenses

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Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 or the EARN IT Act of 2020

This bill revises the framework governing the prevention of online sexual exploitation of children.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

establishes the National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention,
directs the commission to develop best practices for interactive online services providers (e.g., Facebook and Twitter) to prevent the online sexual exploitation of children,
limits the liability protections of online service providers with respect to claims alleging violations of child sexual exploitation laws, and
replaces statutory references to child pornography with child sexual abuse material.

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Jul 20, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 491.
Jul 20, 2020

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 2, 2020

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 11, 2020

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Mar 5, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 5, 2020

Introduced in Senate

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