United States · Law · S
S. 431 (110th)
KIDS Act of 2008
Introduced
30 January 2007
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 110-400.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007 or the KIDS Act of 2007 - Amends the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act to require a convicted sex offender to: (1) provide for inclusion in the National Sex Offender Registry any electronic mail address, instant message address, or other similar identifier used to communicate over the Internet; and (2) keep such information current. Requires jurisdictions that maintain information about sex offenders to exempt from public disclosure any electronic mail address, instant message address, or other similar Internet identifier used by a sex offender. Requires the Attorney General to maintain a system to allow commercial social networking websites to compare their databases of users to the Internet identifiers of persons in the National Sex Offender Registry. Exempts such websites from civil liability if compliant with the requirements of this Act. Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term: (1) of up to 10 years for failure by any sex offender to provide information required by this Act; and (2) of up to 20 years for age misrepresentation with the intent to use the Internet to engage in criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
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Documents
17 official files
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 13 October 2008
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 13 October 2008
Public Law
summary · EN · 13 October 2008
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN · 1 October 2008
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN · 1 October 2008
Engrossed Amendment House (text)
Engrossed Amendment House · EN · 28 September 2008
Engrossed Amendment House (PDF)
Engrossed Amendment House · EN · 28 September 2008
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 27 September 2008
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 20 May 2008
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 20 May 2008
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 20 May 2008
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 22 April 2008
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 22 April 2008
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 22 April 2008
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 January 2007
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 January 2007
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 30 January 2007
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/431
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/431