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HR 1846 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Crimes against children Criminal justice information and records Domestic violence and child abuse Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Law enforcement administration and funding Pornography

PROTECT Our Children Act of 2017

Introduced: June 27, 2017 Introduced by: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2017 or the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2017

This bill amends the PROTECT our Children Act of 2008 to reauthorize through FY2022 the National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System and the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction.

What's happening now April 24, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 782 Identical bill PROTECT Our Children Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 25, 2017
Meehan, Patrick
· Jun 27, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 27, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 27, 2017
SMITH, LAMAR
· Mar 30, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1846: PROTECT Our Children Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1846/
MLA
"H.R. 1846: PROTECT Our Children Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1846/.
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H.R. 1846, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1846/.
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