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S. 3398 116th Congress Senate

EARN IT Act of 2020

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

Introduced: March 5, 2020 Introduced by: Lindsey Graham Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 20, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 491.
Jul 20, 2020
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 2, 2020
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 11, 2020
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Mar 5, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 20, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 491.

 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 services providers (e.g., Facebook and Twitter) to prevent the online sexual exploitation of children,
  • limits the liability protections of online service providers with respect to claims alleging violations of child sexual exploitation laws, and
  • replaces statutory references to child pornography with child sexual abuse material.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 3 Republican 8
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Oct 19, 2020
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Oct 19, 2020
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jul 2, 2020
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jul 2, 2020
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Mar 11, 2020
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 5, 2020
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 5, 2020
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2020
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Mar 5, 2020
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Mar 5, 2020
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3398: EARN IT Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3398/
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"S. 3398: EARN IT Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3398/.
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S. 3398, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3398/.
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