Bill > HJR0133

This Joint Resolution urges the federal government to address the issue of internet safety, specifically concerning children's exposure to pornography. It highlights that several states, including Tennessee, have declared pornography a public health crisis due to its harmful effects on youth and relationships, and references Supreme Court rulings that acknowledge government interests in regulating obscenity and protecting minors. The resolution criticizes past legislative attempts like the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) for being struck down by courts and argues that relying solely on parental filtering software has proven insufficient. Therefore, it calls upon the U.S. Justice Department to actively enforce federal obscenity laws against online distributors of commercialized obscenity and urges Congress to reconsider the problem of children accessing internet pornography. Additionally, it requests that internet service providers (ISPs) voluntarily implement readily available and affordable technology to block access to internet pornography by default, while allowing adult customers to opt-out of these protections for constitutionally protected content.