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

Introduced: July 18, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 4, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jul 18, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 18, 2003
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 September 4, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 18, 2003
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 18, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 65: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting real and virtual child pornography.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-65/
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"H.J. Res. 65: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting real and virtual child pornography.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-65/.
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H.J. Res. 65, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-65/.
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