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H.R. 4136: Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007

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H.R. 4136: Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-11-09 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-11-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 1121 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4136 (2007-11-15), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007

Plain summary

Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include child pornography activities 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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Official text

Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] · 0 cosponsors

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Record fed-us-cong110-hr4136 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110