United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4655 (115th)
CREEPER Act of 2017
Introduced
14 December 2017
Last action
14 June 2018 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10], Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24], Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4], Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1], Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24], Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26], Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2], Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7], Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10], Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2], Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11], Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19], Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS], Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12], Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10], Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7], Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Curbing Realistic Exploitative Electronic Pedophilic Robots Act of 2017 or the CREEPER Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the prohibition on importation or transportation of obscene materials. Specifically, the bill makes it a crime to import, or knowingly use a common carrier or interactive computer service to transport in interstate or foreign commerce, a child sex doll.
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Timeline
14 December 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
14 December 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 December 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 January 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
13 June 2018
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
13 June 2018
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5119-5120)
Source: Floor
13 June 2018
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5119-5120)
Source: Floor
13 June 2018
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4655.
Source: Floor
13 June 2018
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5119-5121)
Source: Floor
13 June 2018
Floor
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Source: Floor
14 June 2018
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 14 June 2018 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 13 June 2018 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 14 December 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 14 June 2018
Referred in Senate (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4655
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4655
- us · 115-hr-4655 · source updated 10 August 2026