Amendment108th Congress
Amendment narrows the definition of child pornography and creates new obscenity offenses to cover virtual and real child pornography that involves visual depictions of prepubescent children and minors; and creates a new offense against pandering materials as child pornography and strengthens penalties for repeat offenders.
- Amendment Number
- 25
- Description
- Amendment narrows the definition of child pornography and creates new obscenity offenses to cover virtual and real child pornography that involves visual depictions of prepubescent children and minors; and creates a new offense against pandering materials as child pornography and strengthens penalties for repeat offenders.
- Purpose
- An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 108-48 to narrow definition of child pornography in response to Ashcroft v. the Free Speech Coalition; to create new obscenity offenses to cover virtual and real child pornography that involves visual depictions of prepubescent children and minors; to create a new offense against pandering visual depictions as child pornography and strengthens penalties for repeat offenders; to include new findings that detail the effect of the Supreme Court decision on child pornography cases, as well as some technical changes; to require the Attorney General to report on the Department of Justice's efforts to enforce the record-keeping requirements for producers of adult material to demonstrate they are not using minors.
- Congress
- 108
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Mar 27, 2003
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Smith (TX) amendment (A008) Agreed to by recorded vote: 406 - 15 (Roll no. 88).
- Latest Action Time
- 13:09:44
- Submitted Date
- Mar 27, 2003
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Sep 29, 2021