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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting real and virtual child pornography.

Introduced: July 17, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Aug 20, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jul 17, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 17, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that neither the U.S. Constitution nor any State constitution shall be construed to protect child pornography (defined as visual depictions by any technological means of minor persons, whether actual or virtual, engaged in explicit sexual activity).
What's happening now August 20, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 4, 2002
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 17, 2002
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 17, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 106: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting real and virtual child pornography.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-106/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 106: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting real and virtual child pornography.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-106/.
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H.J. Res. 106, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HJRES-106/.
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