H.R. 4703 · 109th Congress
To provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children.
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GingreySponsor19 cosponsors · 5 D, 14 R
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Tierney
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Bono Mack
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Burgess
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Bean
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Owens
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Sessions
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Simmons
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Gallegly
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Kelly
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Kennedy
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McCotter
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Wilson
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Poe
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Weldon
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Fossella
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Kline
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Schwartz
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Bordallo
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Putnam1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Amends the federal criminal code to allow any person who was the victim of a sexual crime while a minor to sue in federal court for damages for resulting injury, regardless of whether the injury occurred while such person was a minor.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 7, 2006
Amends the federal criminal code to allow any person who was the victim of a sexual crime while a minor to sue in federal court for damages for resulting injury, regardless of whether the injury occurred while such person was a minor. (Current law allows a minor who is the victim of a sexual crime to sue.) Increases from $50,000 to $150,000 the minimum amount of damages such a victim shall be deemed to have sustained.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children.
Latest action (Feb 14, 2006): Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H229)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 7, 2006
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.