HR 3845 · 110th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

PROTECT Our Children Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-10-16· Sponsored by Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2007-11-15)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2007-11-14
Roll #1091
Yea 415Nay 2
Democrats
227 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
188 Yea·2 Nay
PassedHouse · 2007-11-14
Roll #1091
Yea 415Nay 2
Democrats
227 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
188 Yea·2 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2007 or the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2007 - Requires the Attorney General to appoint a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of Deputy Attorney General to coordinate Department of Justice (DOJ) policies and strategies for the prevention and investigation of child exploitation cases. Establishes within the Office of Justice Programs in DOJ an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC Task Force), consisting of state and local task forces (one task force for each state) to address online enticement of children, child exploitation, and child obscenity and pornography cases. Requires the Attorney General to establish a National Internet Crimes Against Children Data Network Center to assist the ICAC Task Force program and federal, state, local, and tribal agencies investigating and prosecuting child exploitation. Authorizes the Office of Justice Programs to award grants to state and local ICAC task forces to combat Internet crimes against children. Requires the Attorney General to establish additional computer forensic capacity to addr…

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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican