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HR 4703 109th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Child pornography Child sexual abuse Civil actions and liability Commerce Damages Families Law Prostitution Sex-oriented businesses Torts

To provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children.

Introduced: February 7, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Feb 14, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H229)
Feb 7, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the federal criminal code to allow any person who was the victim of a sexual crime while a minor to sue in federal court for damages for resulting injury, regardless of whether the injury occurred while such person was a minor. (Current law allows a minor who is the victim of a sexual crime to sue.) Increases from $50,000 to $150,000 the minimum amount of damages such a victim shall be deemed to have sustained.

What's happening now February 14, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H229)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 4, 2006
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 2, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4703: To provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4703/
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"H.R. 4703: To provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4703/.
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H.R. 4703, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4703/.
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