United States · Bill · S
S. 49 (110th)
Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act
Introduced
4 January 2007
Last action
4 January 2007 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
10 February 2026
Summary
Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue regulations requiring video services to prevent child pornography. Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to triple the fines on providers of electronic communication services or remote computing services who knowingly and willfully fail to report child pornography. Requires warning labels for websites depicting sexually explicit material. Deleting Online Predators Act of 2007 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require schools and libraries that receive universal service support to enforce a policy that: (1) prohibits access to a commercial social networking website or chat room unless used for an educational purpose with adult supervision; and (2) protects against access to visual depictions that are obscene, child pornography, or harmful to minors. Directs the FCC to issue a consumer alert regarding use of the Internet by child predators and establish a website resource. Children's Listbroker Privacy Act - Makes it unlawful: (1) to sell personal information about an individual the seller knows to be a child (under age 16); (2) to purchase personal information about an individual identified by the seller as a child for the purpose of marketing to that child; or (3) for a purchaser who has provided a certification limiting the use of such information to engage in any practice that violates the certification terms.
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Timeline
4 January 2007
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 2007
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 4 January 2007 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 January 2007
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 January 2007
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 4 January 2007
Sponsors
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/49
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/49
- us · 110-s-49 · source updated 10 February 2026