Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2008

To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children.

6/3/2008--Introduced.
Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to increase criminal penalties for offenses relating to the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, transportation of minors for illicit sexual purposes, child sex trafficking and prostitution, and sex crimes against children resulting in death. Directs the Attorney General to notify the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security of individuals, including aliens, who are convicted of sex offenses against children. Requires the Secretary of State to deny passports for such individuals and authorizes the Secretary to revoke, restrict, or limit a passport issued to a convicted sex offender if the passport was used to transport a minor for illicit sexual purposes.
Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to place aliens convicted of sex offenses in removal proceedings. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to:
(1) render aliens who are convicted of sexual abuse of a minor inadmissible to the United States; and
(2) subject aliens convicted of a sex crime against a minor to deportation.


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Sponsor

• Ric Keller
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Steve Scalise [R, LA-1]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 2 more
  • House Judiciary
  • House Foreign Affairs
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.6167

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
June 03, 2008

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• Jul 28, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• Introduced on Jun 03, 2008.
• Jun 03, 2008: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Jun 03, 2008: Referred to House Judiciary
• Jun 03, 2008: Referred to House Foreign Affairs

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Related Bills:

• S.3014

Related Issue Areas:

• Criminal justice
• Business
• Child pornography
• Child sexual abuse
• 23 more
• Computer crimes
• Consumers
• Criminal aliens
• Deceptive advertising
• Deportation
• Immigration
• Internet
• Life imprisonment
• Murder
• Names
• Passports
• Pornography
• Rape
• Recidivists
• Sentences (Criminal procedure)
• Sex offenders
• Sex-oriented businesses
• Smuggling
• Technology
• Telecommunication
• Tourism
• Transportation
• Web sites

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