United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2106 (98th)
Child Protection Act of 1983
Introduced
15 March 1983
Last action
17 March 1983 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Sponsors
Rep. Pashayan, Charles, Jr. [R-CA-17], Rep. Albosta, Donald J. [D-MI-10], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39], Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19], Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1], Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12], Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1], Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5], Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3], Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Pritchard, Joel [R-WA-1], Rep. Roemer, Buddy [D-LA-4], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Del. Sunia, Foto I. F. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27], Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-6], Rep. Chandler, Rod D. [R-WA-8], Rep. Edwards, Mickey [R-OK-5], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3], Rep. Hance, Kent R. [D-TX-19], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3], Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Vandergriff, Tommy J. [D-TX-26], Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8], Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18], Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Smith, Denny [R-OR-5], Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Sawyer, Harold S. [R-MI-5], Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4], Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
29 August 2025
Summary
Child Protection Act of 1983 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the distribution of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors even if the material is not found to be "obscene."
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Timeline
15 March 1983
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 1983
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 March 1983
Sponsors
- Rep. Pashayan, Charles, Jr. [R-CA-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Albosta, Donald J. [D-MI-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pritchard, Joel [R-WA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Roemer, Buddy [D-LA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
- Del. Sunia, Foto I. F. [D-AS-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chandler, Rod D. [R-WA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Edwards, Mickey [R-OK-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hance, Kent R. [D-TX-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Vandergriff, Tommy J. [D-TX-26] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Denny [R-OR-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sawyer, Harold S. [R-MI-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/2106
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/2106
- us · 98-hr-2106 · source updated 29 August 2025