Sexual Exploitation of Children Act of 1983
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jan 26, 1983)
Sexual Exploitation of Children Act of 1983 - Amends the Federal criminal code dealing with the sexual exploitation of children. Increases the penalties for the sexual exploitation of children from $10,000 to $75,000 and, on a subsequent conviction, from $15,000 to $150,000.
Establishes as an affirmative defense to prosecution that the medium (upon which such prosecution is based), when taken as a whole, possesses serious literary, artistic, scientific, social or educational value.
What just happenedJun 16, 1983
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered reported S.1469 in lieu of this bill.
Who’s behind it
- Jun 16, 1983Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered reported S.1469 in lieu of this bill.
Judiciary Committee - May 5, 1983Committee
Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.
Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Subcommittee - Apr 18, 1983Committee
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 4, 1983Committee
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 2, 1983Committee
Referred to Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice.
Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Subcommittee - Jan 26, 1983IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jan 26, 1983IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate