Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act (SAFETY) of 2007

To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes.

2/6/2007--Introduced.
Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act (SAFETY) of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit:
(1) financial transactions in interstate or foreign commerce that facilitate access to, or the possession of, child pornography; and
(2) Internet content hosting providers or email service providers from facilitating access to, or the possession of, child pornography.
Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to:
(1) increase monetary penalties for willful failure of electronic communication service providers to report child pornography; and
(2) impose new penalties for negligent failure to report.
Requires the Attorney General to issue regulations governing the retention of certain records by Internet Service Providers.
Increases criminal penalties for the sexual exploitation of children and for activities involving the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography.
Requires commercial website operators to place warning marks prescribed by the Federal Trade Commission on web pages that contain sexually explicit materials.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for the Innocent Images National Initiative.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]
• and 10 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Steven Chabot [R, OH-1]
  • Rep. Tom Feeney [R, FL-24]
  • Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4]
  • Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
  • Rep. Elton Gallegly [R, CA-24]
  • Rep. Daniel Lungren [R, CA-3]
  • Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. Mike Pence [R, IN-6]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 1 more
  • House Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.837

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
February 06, 2007

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• Mar 01, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• Feb 06, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• Introduced on Feb 06, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Criminal justice
• Administrative procedure
• Administrative remedies
• Budgets
• 29 more
• Business
• Business records
• Child pornography
• Child sexual abuse
• Children
• Computer crimes
• Consumer education
• Consumers
• Criminal justice information
• Electronic mail systems
• Executive departments
• Federal Communications Commission
• Federal aid to law enforcement
• Finance
• Fines (Penalties)
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Independent regulatory commissions
• Internet
• Labeling
• Law
• Mandatory sentences
• Money laundering
• Organized crime
• Sentences (Criminal procedure)
• Technology
• Telecommunication
• Warning labels
• Web sites

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November 03, 2008 Technology Voter Guide 2008: Cynthia McKinney

...Web sites as well, to keep logs on who their users are and what they do. Do you support federal legislation, such as H.R.837, to mandate data retention? No. The bill is too vague and broadly written, particularly the section on record retention requir

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February 12, 2007 Proposed law requires internet providers to retain records

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November 04, 2008 Technology Voter Guide 2008: Cynthia McKinney

Do you support federal legislation, such as HR837, to mandate data retention? McKinney: No. The bill is too vague and broadly written, particularly the section on record retention requirements for Internet service providers. ...

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