Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2022
Latest action · Dec 21, 2022 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedAug 2, 2022
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2022
This bill makes changes to the federal law prohibiting child sexual tourism.
First, the bill revises the specific intent required for certain offenses involving interstate or foreign travel to engage in or facilitate illicit sexual conduct. Specifically, this bill requires the government to prove that an individual traveled (or facilitated travel) with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct (currently, with a motivating purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct). Further, it specifies that the term intent is to be construed as any intention to engage in illicit sexual conduct at the time of the travel.
Second, the bill establishes new criminal offenses for acts in furtherance of illicit sexual conduct by an officer, director, employee, or agent of an organization through his or her connection to or affiliation with the organization. A violation is subject to a fine, a prison term of up to 30 years, or both.
Finally, the bill specifies that the term sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense does not require interpersonal physical contact.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 2, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Original | Aug 2, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Aug 2, 2022Discharged Dec 20, 2022 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2022Received in the House.
- Dec 21, 2022Held at the desk.
- Dec 20, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 19, 2022Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 19, 2022Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7304-7305)
- Dec 19, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7304)
- Aug 2, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Aug 2, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7304Text printed S7304Amendments S7304, S7325 | Chuck Grassley R-IA (amendment), Jon Ossoff D-GA (amendment), Mark Kelly D-AZ | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4207 | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Aug 6, 2022 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 6549 | In the nature of a substitute. | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Amendment SA 6549 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 724 | Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 9, 2023 |
| HR 9616 | Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2022 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to protect children against sexual abuse and exploitation, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2022Engrossed in Senate
- Aug 2, 2022Introduced in Senate
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.
