END Child Exploitation Act
Summary
Eliminate Network Distribution of Child Exploitation Act or the END Child Exploitation Act This bill modifies the reporting requirements for electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers (providers) that report information to the CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children. Specifically, the bill increases the amount of time—from 90 days to 180 days—that a provider must preserve the contents of a report. Additionally, the bill permits a provider to voluntarily retain the contents for longer than 180 days to reduce the proliferation of or to prevent the online sexual exploitation of children.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 22, 2021
Last action Apr 28, 2021
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Committee
2
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Gonzalez
RRepublican
Co
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Wagner
RRepublican
Co
Anna G. Eshoo
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Burgess Owens
RRepublican
Co
Conor Lamb
DDemocratic
Co
David P. Joyce
RRepublican
Co
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
Co
Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
Co
Elaine G. Luria
DDemocratic
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