United States · Bill · S
S. 1965 (105th)
Internet Predator Prevention Act of 1998
Introduced
22 April 1998
Last action
22 April 1998 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL], Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Internet Predator Prevention Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit, and set penalties for, publishing, through the use of any facility in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce (including any interactive computer service), any identifying information (i.e., name, address, telephone number, social security number, or electronic mail address) relating to a minor who has not attained age 17, for the purpose of soliciting any person to engage in sexual activity which is a criminal offense under Federal or State law.
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Timeline
22 April 1998
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
22 April 1998
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3429)
Source: IntroReferral
22 April 1998
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 22 April 1998 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 April 1998
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 April 1998
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 April 1998
Sponsors
- Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/1965
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1965
- us · 105-s-1965 · source updated 10 August 2026