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
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H229)
Committees of jurisdiction
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