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HR 8236 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against children Sex offenses Trade restrictions

CREEPER Act 2.0

Introduced: September 17, 2020 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Sep 14, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 14, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Curbing Realistic Exploitative Electronic Pedophilic Robots Act 2.0 or the CREEPER Act 2.0

This bill expands the federal prohibition on importing or transporting obscene materials to include child sex dolls and makes it a crime to buy, sell, or distribute a child sex doll in interstate or foreign commerce.

An individual who imports, transports, buys, sells, distributes, or possesses these dolls is subject to a fine, a prison term, or both.

What's happening now September 14, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4150 Related bill JUSTICE Act of 2019
  • S 2401 Related bill JUSTICE Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 3 Republican 14
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Oct 23, 2020
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Oct 20, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 2, 2020
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Oct 1, 2020
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Oct 1, 2020
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Oct 1, 2020
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Oct 1, 2020
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Sep 30, 2020
Murphy, Stephanie
· Sep 30, 2020
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Sep 24, 2020
Long, Billy
· Sep 24, 2020
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Sep 24, 2020
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Sep 24, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 24, 2020
Tipton, Scott
· Sep 24, 2020
CHABOT, STEVE
· Sep 22, 2020
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Sep 22, 2020
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 22, 2020
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Palmer, Gary J.
Alabama · Sep 22, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Sep 17, 2020
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Sep 17, 2020
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Sep 17, 2020
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Sep 15, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8236: CREEPER Act 2.0. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8236/
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"H.R. 8236: CREEPER Act 2.0." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8236/.
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H.R. 8236, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8236/.
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