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S 365 117th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Crimes against children Criminal justice information and records Evidence and witnesses Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Sex offenses

END Child Exploitation Act

Introduced: February 23, 2021 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 21, 2022
Held at the desk.
Dec 21, 2022
Received in the House.
Dec 20, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2022
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7304)
Dec 19, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 19, 2022
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7304)
Dec 19, 2022
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 6,548 Blackburn, Marsha In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Dec 19, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eliminate Network Distribution of Child Exploitation Act or the END Child Exploitation Act

This bill modifies the reporting requirements for electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers (providers) that report information to the CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.

Specifically, the bill increases the amount of time—from 90 days to 180 days—that a provider must preserve the contents of a report. Additionally, the bill permits a provider to voluntarily retain the contents for longer than 180 days to reduce the proliferation of or to prevent the online sexual exploitation of children.

What's happening now December 21, 2022

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 1198 Identical bill END Child Exploitation Act
  • HR 807 Related bill Invest in Child Safety Act
  • S 223 Related bill Invest in Child Safety Act
  • HR 6544 Related bill EARN IT Act of 2022
  • S 3538 Related bill EARN IT Act of 2022
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 25, 2021
 D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Feb 23, 2021
 R
Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Feb 23, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 365: END Child Exploitation Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-365/
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"S. 365: END Child Exploitation Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-365/.
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S. 365, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-365/.
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