The record

LegislationLegislation· Mar 2023
S 724

Sponsored by Chuck Grassley (R)

Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023

Would have made child sex tourism easier to prosecute and added charity and volunteer abuse as federal crimes.

Tradeoff

Would have changed the intent standard for travel-based child abuse charges, letting prosecutors win without proving abuse was the main reason for travel. Would have also made charity and volunteer workers who abuse children face up to 30 years in prison.

What's in it

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The Senate passed this bill by on March 8, 2023. The House never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Mar 8, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Mar 8, 2023)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  3. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Mar 9, 2023)