H.R. 4120: Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007
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H.R. 4120: Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007
110th Congress · introduced 2007-11-08 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-358.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2007-11-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 656 (2008): Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, HR4120 (2008-09-26), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-358. (final step reached)
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Official title
Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 23, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Title I: Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007 - Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the jurisdictional basis for prosecutions of sexual exploitation of children, selling or buying of children, or child pornography crimes to include activities that use any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce to complete such crimes. Title II: Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007 - Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include child pornography that contains a visual depiction of an actual minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and the production of such pornography for importation into the United States as predicate crimes for money laundering prosecutions; and (2) define "possess" with respect to crimes of child sexual exploitation and child pornography to include accessing by computer visual depictions of child pornography with the intent to view.
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Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2] · 1 cosponsors
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Recorded votes
- House roll call 1105 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR4120 (2007-11-14): Passed
- House roll call 656 (2008): Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, HR4120 (2008-09-26): Passed
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr4120.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr4120 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110