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H.R. 4120 110th Congress House

Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 8, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 24 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 2008
Became Public Law No: 110-358.
Oct 8, 2008
Signed by President.
Sep 30, 2008
Presented to President.
Sep 26, 2008
Cleared for White House.
Sep 26, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 26, 2008
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 656). (consideration: CR H10058-10059; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR 9/25/2008 H9887-9888)
Sep 25, 2008
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Cannon objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Sep 25, 2008
The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4120.
Sep 25, 2008
Ms. Lofgren, Zoe moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H9887-9889)
Sep 24, 2008
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 23, 2008
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 23, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 23, 2008
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9343-9344)
Sep 23, 2008
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 15, 2007
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 14, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 0 (Roll no. 1105). (text: CR 11/13/2007 H13591)
Nov 14, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 14, 2007
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H13916-13917)
Nov 13, 2007
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Nov 13, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4120.
Nov 13, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13591-13593)
Nov 13, 2007
Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Nov 8, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 8, 2007
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 2
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Sep 26, 2008 House · vote #656 Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment Passed 418–0 See who voted →
Nov 14, 2007 House · vote #1105 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 409–0 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 5,641 – In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Sep 23, 2008
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 Latest action October 8, 2008

Became Public Law No: 110-358.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 23, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Title I: Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007 - Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the jurisdictional basis for prosecutions of sexual exploitation of children, selling or buying of children, or child pornography crimes to include activities that use any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce to complete such crimes.

Title II: Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007 - Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include child pornography that contains a visual depiction of an actual minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and the production of such pornography for importation into the United States as predicate crimes for money laundering prosecutions; and (2) define "possess" with respect to crimes of child sexual exploitation and child pornography to include accessing by computer visual depictions of child pornography with the intent to view.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4120: Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4120/
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"H.R. 4120: Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4120/.
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