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Children's Online Safety Act of 2004

Introduced: May 6, 2004 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 3 steps
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Became law
May 20, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 6, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 6, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Online Safety Act of 2004 - Amends the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (PROTECT Act) to prohibit knowingly using a misleading domain name or meta tag (currently limited to a misleading domain name) on the Internet with intent to deceive a minor into viewing material that is harmful to minors on the Internet.

What's happening now May 20, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 2, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4305: Children's Online Safety Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4305/
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"H.R. 4305: Children's Online Safety Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4305/.
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H.R. 4305, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4305/.
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