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Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009

Introduced: February 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 13, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 13, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit financial transactions in interstate or foreign commerce that facilitate access to, or the possession of, child pornography; (2) prohibit conduct by an Internet content hosting provider or email service provider that facilitates access to, or the possession of, child pornography; (3) require providers of electronic communication or remote computing services to retain certain user records for at least two years; (4) establish certain child sexual exploitation crimes as a predicate for money laundering prosecutions; (5) increase criminal penalties for sexual exploitation of children and for child pornography; and (6) establish embezzlement or theft of public property and bribery as predicates for racketeering prosecutions.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the Innocent Images National Initiative.

What's happening now March 16, 2009

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 436 Related bill SAFETY Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1076: Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1076/
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"H.R. 1076: Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1076/.
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H.R. 1076, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1076/.
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