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US S3398
US S3398EARN IT Act of 2020 Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020
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Introduced
03/05/2020
03/05/2020
In Committee
07/02/2020
07/02/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
EARN IT Act of 2020 Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 This bill revises the framework governing the prevention of online sexual exploitation of children. Among other things, the bill does the following: establishes the National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention; directs the commission to develop best practices for interactive online services providers (e.g., Facebook and Twitter) to prevent the online sexual exploitation of children; requires interactive online service providers to certify compliance with the best practices (or implement other reasonable practices to prevent the online sexual exploitation of children), or else they lose liability protections from claims alleging violations of child sexual exploitation laws; and replaces statutory references to child pornography with child sexual abuse material.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 or the EARN IT Act of 2020, establishes a National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention to develop recommended best practices for interactive online service providers to prevent, reduce, and respond to the online sexual exploitation of children. The bill requires these providers to either certify compliance with the best practices or implement other reasonable practices, or else they could lose liability protections from claims alleging violations of child sexual exploitation laws. The bill also replaces statutory references to "child pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse material" throughout federal law.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (17)
Lindsey Graham (R)*,
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Bob Casey (D),
John Cornyn (R),
Kevin Cramer (R),
Ted Cruz (R),
Dick Durbin (D),
Joni Ernst (R),
Dianne Feinstein (D),
Chuck Grassley (R),
Josh Hawley (R),
Doug Jones (D),
John Neely Kennedy (R),
Kelly Loeffler (R),
Lisa Murkowski (R),
Rob Portman (R),
Sheldon Whitehouse (D),
Last Action
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 491. (on 07/20/2020)
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