S 5260
117th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Interstate Obscenity Definition Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 14, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 14, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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