S 724 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023

Introduced Mar 8, 2023 Originated Senate Sponsor Chuck Grassley R-IA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 9, 2023 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 8, 2023
  2. Passed SenateMar 8, 2023
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023

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 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 8, 2023.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-GAJon OssoffOriginalMar 8, 2023
D-GARaphael G. WarnockOriginalMar 8, 2023
R-INTodd YoungOriginalMar 8, 2023

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 9, 2023Held at the desk.
  2. Mar 9, 2023Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  3. Mar 9, 2023Received in the House.
  4. Mar 8, 2023Introduced in Senate
  5. Mar 8, 2023Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S722-723; text: CR S722-723)
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Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 454Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023Identical billJan 24, 2023
S 2226National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024Related billJul 27, 2023
HR 2670National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024Related billDec 22, 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 8, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 8, 2023Engrossed in Senate

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