United States · Law · S
S. 3170 (115th)
CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018
Introduced
28 June 2018
Last action
21 December 2018 · President
Status
Became Public Law No: 115-395.
Sponsors
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill revises reporting requirements for electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers (providers) who report information to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) on crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children. Currently, providers must report the facts and circumstances of incidents of apparent child pornography, of which they become aware, to NCMEC via the CyberTipline. This bill retains the existing reporting requirement and provides new authority for providers to also report the facts and circumstances that indicate a child pornography violation is imminent. Additionally, it makes various procedural changes to the reporting requirements, including to do the following: grant discretion to providers to determine what information to include in a report; permit (currently, require) the Department of Justice (DOJ) to designate foreign law enforcement agencies to receive CyberTipline reports from NCMEC; allow NCMEC to forward a report to a foreign law enforcement agency in certain circumstances, even if the foreign law enforcement agency has not been designated by DOJ; and provide explicit permission for a provider to disclose the contents of a report, including visual depictions, to law enforcement agencies, to NCMEC, or as necessary to respond to legal process. Finally, the bill revises and updates various statutory references, including to replace references to “images” with “visual depictions” to make reporting requirements applicable to videos, in addition to images.
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Timeline
28 June 2018
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4738-4740)
Source: IntroReferral
28 June 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
13 September 2018
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
18 September 2018
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 582.
Source: Calendars
18 September 2018
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
18 September 2018
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
27 September 2018
Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6364)
Source: Floor
27 September 2018
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Floor
28 September 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
28 September 2018
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
28 September 2018
Floor
Received in the House.
Source: Floor
12 December 2018
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
12 December 2018
Passed
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10153-10155)
Source: Floor
12 December 2018
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H10153-10155)
Source: Floor
12 December 2018
Floor
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10153-10155)
Source: Floor
12 December 2018
Discharge
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Source: Discharge
12 December 2018
Committee
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Source: Committee
12 December 2018
Floor
Mr. Goodlatte asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Source: Floor
20 December 2018
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
20 December 2018
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
21 December 2018
Became law
Became Public Law No: 115-395.
Source: President
21 December 2018
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
21 December 2018
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Enrolled Bill · — · Download file
- Public Law · 21 December 2018 · Download file
- Referred in House · 28 September 2018 · Download file
- Engrossed in Senate · 27 September 2018 · Download file
- Reported to Senate · 18 September 2018 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 28 June 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3170
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/3170
- us · 115-s-3170 · source updated 10 August 2026