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HR 2173 105th Congress House

Child Abuse Notification Act of 1997

Official title: To amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require reporting of child abuse by electronic communication service providers.

Introduced: March 4, 1998 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Child abuseChild sexual abuseCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesComputer networks
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 1998
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jul 16, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 16, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1436)
Jul 16, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 30, 1998

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Abuse Notification Act of 1997 - Amends: (1) the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require a person engaged in providing an electronic communication service or a remote computing service to the public, who learns of an incident of sexual abuse through an interstate or foreign transaction or through a facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, to report such incident as soon as possible; and (2) the Federal criminal code to authorize a person or entity to divulge the contents of a communication involved in such an incident to a law enforcement agency.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 4, 1998
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Feb 4, 1998
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 4, 1998
SANDLIN, MAX
· Feb 4, 1998
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jan 28, 1998
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 24, 1997
TURNER, JIM
· Jul 24, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2173: Child Abuse Notification Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2173/
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"H.R. 2173: Child Abuse Notification Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2173/.
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H.R. 2173, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2173/.
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