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H.R. 6847 (115th)

Preventing Child Exploitation Act of 2018

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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

Defence

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

  1. 20 September 2018

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 September 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 September 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 September 2018

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 25 September 2018

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6847.

    Source: Floor

  8. 25 September 2018

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8839-8844)

    Source: Floor

  9. 25 September 2018

    Floor

    Mrs. Roby moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

  10. 26 September 2018

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

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