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S 724 118th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against children Criminal procedure and sentencing Domestic violence and child abuse Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023

Introduced: March 8, 2023 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S722-723; text: CR S722-723)
Mar 8, 2023
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S722-723; text: CR S722-723)
Mar 8, 2023
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Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023

This bill makes changes to the federal law prohibiting child sexual tourism.

First, the bill revises the specific intent required for certain offenses involving interstate or foreign travel to engage in or facilitate illicit sexual conduct. Specifically, this bill requires the government to prove that an individual traveled (or facilitated travel) with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct (currently, with a motivating purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct). Further, it specifies that the term intent is to be construed as any intention to engage in illicit sexual conduct at the time of the travel.

Second, the bill establishes new criminal offenses for acts in furtherance of illicit sexual conduct by an officer, director, employee, or agent of an organization through his or her connection to or affiliation with the organization. A violation is subject to a fine, a prison term of up to 30 years, or both.

Finally, the bill specifies that the term sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense does not require interpersonal physical contact.

What's happening now March 9, 2023

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 3
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  • HR 2670 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
  • HR 454 Identical bill Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Mar 8, 2023
 D
Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Mar 8, 2023
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Mar 8, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 724: Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-724/
MLA
"S. 724: Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-724/.
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S. 724, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-724/.
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[S. 724: Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-724/)
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