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H.R. 8454 116th Congress House

EARN IT Act of 2020

Official title: To establish a National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 30, 2020 Introduced by: Sylvia R. Garcia Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offensesChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityCrime prevention
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Crime victimsCrimes against childrenCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsEvidence and witnessesGovernment information and archivesHuman traffickingIntergovernmental relationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPornographySex offenses
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Sep 30, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 30, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 30, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 or the EARN IT Act of 2020

This bill revises the framework governing the prevention of online sexual exploitation of children.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

  • establishes the National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention;
  • directs the commission to develop best practices for interactive online service providers (e.g., Facebook and Twitter) to prevent the online sexual exploitation of children;
  • requires interactive online service providers to certify compliance with the best practices (or implement other reasonable practices to prevent the online sexual exploitation of children), or else lose liability protections from claims alleging violations of child sexual exploitation laws; and
  • replaces statutory references to child pornography with child sexual abuse material.
 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5376 END Child Exploitation Act
  • S 3007 END Child Exploitation Act
  • S 3398 EARN IT Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
McAdams, Ben
· Dec 2, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Nov 9, 2020
Lamborn, Doug
· Oct 30, 2020
Napolitano, Grace
· Oct 27, 2020
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Sep 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8454: EARN IT Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8454/
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"H.R. 8454: EARN IT Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8454/.
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H.R. 8454, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8454/.
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