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Protect Children From E-Mail Smut Act of 2001

Introduced: July 11, 2001 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Aug 6, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jul 31, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jul 19, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Jul 11, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 11, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Protect Children From E-Mail Smut Act of 2001 - Requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to prescribe marks or notices to be included or affixed to any e-mail forwarded to children that contains a sexually oriented advertisement. Provides fines and penalties for forwarding such e-mail without such marks or notices, as well as civil relief for the parents of affected minors.
What's happening now August 6, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2472: Protect Children From E-Mail Smut Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2472/
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"H.R. 2472: Protect Children From E-Mail Smut Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2472/.
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H.R. 2472, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2472/.
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