S 5260 117th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications

Interstate Obscenity Definition Act

Introduced: December 14, 2022 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Dec 14, 2022

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Interstate Obscenity Definition Act

This bill expands the prohibition on transmitting obscene content via interstate or foreign communications by providing for a broader definition of obscenity in statute and eliminating a requirement that obscene content be transmitted with the intent to abuse, threaten, or harass a person.

What's happening now December 14, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5260: Interstate Obscenity Definition Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5260/

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"S. 5260: Interstate Obscenity Definition Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5260/.

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S. 5260, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5260/.

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[S. 5260: Interstate Obscenity Definition Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5260/)