HR 2432
98th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Child abuse
Children and youth
Crime prevention
Families
Pornography
Sex crimes
Sex-oriented businesses
Sexual Exploitation of Children Act of 1983
Introduced: April 7, 1983
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Apr 7, 1983
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Apr 7, 1983
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Sexual Exploitation of Children Act of 1983 - Amends the Federal criminal code dealing with the sexual exploitation of children. Increases the penalties for the sexual exploitation of children from $10,000 to $75,000 and, on a subsequent conviction, from $15,000 to $150,000.
Establishes as an affirmative defense to prosecution that the medium (upon which such prosecution is based), when taken as a whole, possesses serious literary, artistic, scientific, social or educational value.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees of jurisdiction
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