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Stop Child Pornographers and Predators Act

Introduced: July 27, 2006 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Child Pornographers and Predators Act - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit the production, distribution, receipt, or possession of visual depictions of prepubescent children (age 12 or younger) engaging in sexually explicit conduct; (2) prohibit the use of pornographic materials to facilitate sex offenses against minors; (3) ban the distribution in the United States of child pornography produced outside the United States; and (4) increase criminal penalties for sex offenders who have a prior sex conviction involving a minor.

What's happening now July 27, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 6, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5944: Stop Child Pornographers and Predators Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5944/
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"H.R. 5944: Stop Child Pornographers and Predators Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5944/.
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H.R. 5944, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5944/.
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