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EARN IT Act of 2022

Introduced: November 29, 2022 Introduced by: Garcia, Sylvia R. Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Feb 2, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 1, 2022
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.
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2022 or the EARN IT Act of 2022

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

The bill establishes the National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention. The commission must develop best practices for interactive computer services providers (e.g., Facebook and Twitter) to prevent, reduce, and respond to the online sexual exploitation of children.

Additionally, the bill limits the liability protections of interactive computer service providers with respect to claims alleging violations of child sexual exploitation laws.

The bill replaces various statutory references to child pornography and material that contains child pornography with child sexual abuse material.

Finally, the bill makes changes to the reporting requirements for electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers (providers) who report apparent instances of crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Among the changes, the bill requires providers to report facts and circumstances sufficient to identify and locate each minor and each involved individual. The bill also increases the amount of time that providers must preserve the contents of a report.

What's happening now February 2, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1198 Related bill END Child Exploitation Act
  • S 365 Related bill END Child Exploitation Act
  • S 3538 Identical bill EARN IT Act of 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 1 Republican 10
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Nov 29, 2022
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Nov 14, 2022
Demings, Val
· Aug 12, 2022
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · May 18, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 13, 2022
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · May 13, 2022
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Apr 7, 2022
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Apr 1, 2022
 R
Franklin, Scott
Florida · Mar 24, 2022
 R
Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Feb 18, 2022
 R
Moore, Blake D.
Utah · Feb 18, 2022
 R
Owens, Burgess
Utah · Feb 18, 2022
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Feb 3, 2022
Rice, Tom
· Feb 3, 2022
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Feb 1, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6544: EARN IT Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6544/
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"H.R. 6544: EARN IT Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6544/.
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H.R. 6544, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6544/.
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