United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6847 (115th)
Preventing Child Exploitation Act of 2018
Introduced
20 September 2018
Last action
26 September 2018 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Preventing Child Exploitation Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code: to broaden the definition of "illicit sexual conduct" to include conduct involving a minor that would be a sex abuse offense if it occurred inside the United States; to broaden the federal sex offenses that trigger a mandatory life prison term for a defendant with a prior sex offense conviction involving a minor victim; to add violent state crimes to the list of violent offenses that trigger an additional five-year consecutive mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who fails to comply with sex offender registration requirements and commits such offense; to expand the prior military sex offense convictions that trigger an enhanced mandatory minimum prison term for certain repeat offenses involving a minor; and to revise provisions that prohibit the sexual exploitation of children for the production of child pornography. Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill amends the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act and the federal criminal code: to reauthorize through FY2022 the Sex Offender Management Assistance program; to reauthorize through FY2022 the activites of the U.S. Marshals Service to locate and apprehend sex offenders who violate registration requirements; to reduce the required registration period for certain juvenile delinquent sex offenders who maintain a clean record; to allow states to exempt from public disclosure information about juvenile delinquent sex offenders; to extend the statute of limitations for a minor victim of a federal sex offense to file a civil action; to allow alternative methods for a registered sex offender to comply with the in-person verification requirement; and to limit the aggravated sex abuse offenses that trigger sex offender registration requirements for certain juvenile offenders.
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Timeline
20 September 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
20 September 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 September 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 2018
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
25 September 2018
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8839-8841)
Source: Floor
25 September 2018
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8839-8841)
Source: Floor
25 September 2018
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6847.
Source: Floor
25 September 2018
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8839-8844)
Source: Floor
25 September 2018
Floor
Mrs. Roby moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: Floor
26 September 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 · 26 September 2018 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 25 September 2018 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 20 September 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 26 September 2018
Referred in Senate (PDF)
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Engrossed in House · EN · 25 September 2018
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 September 2018
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 September 2018
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Sponsors
- Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017
- related to → Strengthening Children's Safety Act of 2017
- related to → Global Child Protection Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6847
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6847
- us · 115-hr-6847 · source updated 10 August 2026