A bill to provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children.
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 20, 2005)
Amends the federal criminal code to allow any person who was the victim of a sexual crime while a minor to sue in federal court for damages for resulting injury, regardless of whether the injury occurred while such person was a minor. (Current law allows a minor who is the victim of a sexual crime to sue.) Increases from $50,000 to $150,000 the minimum amount of damages such a victim shall be deemed to have sustained.
What just happenedDec 20, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Dec 20, 2005IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Dec 20, 2005IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14194)
- Dec 20, 2005IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate