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H.R.4136: Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about crime and law enforcement
- Introduced Nov. 9, 2007
- Latest Major Action Dec. 3, 2007
Bill Sponsor
Bill 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Considered under suspension of the rules.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4136.
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At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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Considered as unfinished business.
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 1121).
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3773.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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| Nov. 9, 2007 |
Introduced in the House by Christopher Carney (D-Pa.) |