H.R. 1761: Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017

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H.R. 1761: Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-28 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Official title

Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017

Plain summary

Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill makes it a federal crime, subject to certain jurisdictional requirements, to: (1) knowingly produce or cause to be produced a visual depiction of a minor engaged in any sexually explicit conduct; (2) knowingly transmit a live depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct; (3) have a minor assist any other person in producing or transmitting a depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct; and (4) as parent or legal guardian, knowingly permit a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct knowing that a visual depiction of such conduct will be produced or transmitted. The bill removes the "purpose" requirement for certain offenses involving the sexual exploitation of children occurring outside of the United States or within its territories or possessions. No criminal charges related to transmitting a live visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct may be brought against an electronic communication service provider or remote computing service provider unless such provider has intentionally transmitted the visual depiction with actual knowledge of its content. (Sec. 3) Subject to certain exceptions, a civil claim or criminal charge against an electronic communication service provider, a remote computing service provider, or domain name registrar arising from the response to a search warrant or other legal process under various federal laws relating to sexual exploitation and other abuse of children may not be brought in any federal or state court.

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Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] · 6 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1761, Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 (2017-05-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Steve Scalise (R-LA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Claudia Tenney (R-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] reported raising $24.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

• House roll call 283 (2017): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1761 (2017-05-25): Failed
• House roll call 284 (2017): On Passage, HR1761 (2017-05-25): Passed

Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1761.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1761 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115