United States · Bill · S
S. 436 (111th)
SAFETY Act
Introduced
13 February 2009
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act of 2009 or the SAFETY Act - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit financial transactions in interstate or foreign commerce that facilitate access to, or the possession of, child pornography; (2) prohibit conduct by an Internet content hosting provider or email service provider that facilitates access to, or the possession of, child pornography; (3) require providers of electronic communication or remote computing services to retain certain user records for at least two years; (4) establish certain child sexual exploitation crimes as a predicate for money laundering prosecutions; (5) increase criminal penalties for sexual exploitation of children and for child pornography; and (6) establish embezzlement or theft of public property and bribery as predicates for racketeering prosecutions. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the Innocent Images National Initiative.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 February 2009
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 February 2009
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 13 February 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/436
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/436