To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes.
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 23, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Title I: Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007 - Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the jurisdictional basis for prosecutions of sexual exploitation of children, selling or buying of children, or child pornography crimes to include activities that use any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce to complete such crimes.
Title II: Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007 - Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include child pornography that contains a visual depiction of an actual minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and the production of such pornography for importation into the United States as predicate crimes for money laundering prosecutions; and (2) define "possess" with respect to crimes of child sexual exploitation and child pornography to include accessing by computer visual depictions of child pornography with the intent to view.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9343-9344)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Ms. Lofgren, Zoe moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H9887-9889)
The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4120.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Cannon objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 656).(consideration: CR H10058-10059; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR 9/25/2008 H9887-9888)
Roll Call #656 (House)On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 656). (consideration: CR H10058-10059; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR 9/25/2008 H9887-9888)
Roll Call #656 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cleared for White House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 110-358.
Became Public Law No: 110-358.
Enacted as Public Law 110-358
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