U.S. Congress - H.R.3899 Parents' Empowerment Act
H.R.3899 - Parents' Empowerment Act
To provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to an entertainment product containing material that is harmful to minors, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to an entertainment product containing material that is harmful to minors, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Parents' Empowerment Act as introduced.
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10/18/2007--Introduced.Parents' Empowerment Act - Authorizes a minor, through a person acting on his or her behalf under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to bring a civil action in U.S. district court for compensatory and punitive damages for the knowing sale or distribution in iOfficial Summary
10/18/2007--Introduced.Parents' Empowerment Act - Authorizes a minor, through a person acting on his or her behalf under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to bring a civil action in U.S. district court for compensatory and punitive damages for the knowing sale or distribution in interstate or foreign commerce of an entertainment product containing material harmful to minors, if:
(1) a reasonable person would expect a substantial number of minors to be exposed to the material; and
(2) the minor as a result of such exposure is likely to suffer personal or emotional injury or injury to mental or moral welfare.
Makes it an affirmative defense to such an action that:
(1) a parent or guardian of the minor owned or possessed the entertainment product containing the material to which the minor was exposed; and
(2) an act of that parent or guardian was the proximate cause of the minor’s exposure.
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HR 3899 - Parentsâ Empowerment Act
The bill, written by Duncan Hunter, is titled âParentsâ Empowerment Actâ. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL TEXT - Thanks GovTrack for making this all available to me. I am a HUGE fan of www.govtrack.us. Anyway, the bill sites early on it is ...
New House Bill: Show A Kid Porn, Get Sued For His/Her "Injury"
Prowar rightwing wacko and Presidential candidate Rep. Duncan Hunter (RTwilightZone) has introduced a bill in Congress, HR 3899, the "Parents' Empowerment Act," which would give parents/guardians the power to sue "any.
H.R.3899: Parents' Empowerment Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress
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