H.R. 3845 — 110th Congress

PROTECT Our Children Act of 2007

Originated in the House · Introduced Oct 16, 2007 · Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

Nov 15, 2007

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

CRS summary

As of Nov 14, 2007

Passed House amended

Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2007 or the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2007 - Title I: Special Counsel For Child Exploitation Prevention And Interdiction - (Sec. 101) Directs the Attorney General to appoint a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General. Sets forth the duties of the Special Counsel, including: (1) coordination of the policies and strategies of the Department of Justice (DOJ) related to the prevention and investigation of child exploitation cases; (2) coordination with other federal agencies, including the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to combat child exploitation crimes; (3) coordination and oversight of the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program and the National Internet Crimes Against Children Data Network Center established by this Act; (4) providing training and technical assistance for law enforcement agencies to combat child exploitation crimes; and (5) developing and overseeing research programs for child exploitation prevention.

(Sec. 102) Establishes with DOJ a National Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)Task Force Program consisting of state and local task forces (including at least one ICAC Task Force for each state) to address online enticement of children, child exploitation, and child obscenity and pornography cases.

(Sec. 103) Sets forth the purposes of the Program, including: (1) increasing the investigative capabilities of state and local law enforcement officers in the detection, investigation, and apprehension of child exploitation crimes facilitated by the Internet; (2) providing training and technical assistance to ICAC task forces and other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; (3) increasing the number of Internet crimes against children offenses to be investigated and prosecuted; (4) enhancing nationwide response to Internet crimes against children offenses; and (5) developing and delivering Internet crimes against children public awareness and prevention programs.

(Sec. 104) Sets forth the duties and functions of state and local ICAC task forces relating to investigations, forensic examinations, and prosecutions of Internet crimes against children,

(Sec. 105) Directs the Attorney General to establish a National Internet Crimes Against Children Data Network Center to assist the National ICAC Task Force Program and federal, state, local, and tribal agencies investigating and prosecuting child exploitation. Requires the Center to develop and maintain an technology and training program to provide: (1) a secure system of online communications between ICAC task forces and federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies regarding ongoing investigations; (2) a secure online system for resolving case conflicts; (3) a secure data storage and analysis system; and (4) guidelines and technical assistance for the use of the Center by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.

Directs the Attorney General to establish an ICAC Data Network Center Steering Committee.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2016.

(Sec. 106) Authorizes the Office of Justice Programs to award grants to state and local ICAC task forces. Sets forth criteria for the distribution of ICAC grants funds.

Requires state or local ICAC task forces receiving grants to submit annual reports to the Attorney General on the operations of such task forces.

Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress on: (1) the progress of ICAC task forces; and (2) the number of federal and state investigations, prosecutions, and convictions in the prior 12-month period related to child exploitation.

(Sec. 107) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2016.

Title II: Additional Measures to Combat Child Exploitation - (Sec. 201) Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish additional computer forensic capacity to address the current backlog for computer forensics, including for child exploitation investigations; and (2) report to Congress annually on the use of funds for such purpose. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2016.

(Sec. 202) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2016 for the hiring of additional Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents and personnel to work solely on child exploitation cases as part of the FBI's Innocent Images National Initiative.

(Sec. 203) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2006 for the hiring of additional full-time personnel in the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Postal Service to work solely on child exploitation and child obscenity cases.

(Sec. 205) Requires the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Postmaster General, to report annually to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on the resources used by federal agencies to investigate and prosecute child exploitation and child obscenity cases.

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

Nov 14, 2007 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Full roll call

Passed (415–2)

196 of 432 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea415: 125 D · 104 R

MemberPartyState
PORTER, Jon C.NV
RAMSTAD, JamesMN
DAVIS, DavidTN
DICKS, Norman DeValoisWA
CASTLE, Michael NewboldDE
SHADEGG, John B.AZ
BARTLETT, Roscoe GardnerMD
BOREN, Daniel DavidOK
CHANDLER, A. B.KY
CARDOZA, Dennis A.CA
MOLLOHAN, Alan BowlbyWV
ALLEN, Thomas H.ME
PETERSON, JohnPA
WATT, Melvin L.NC
DRAKE, Thelma D.VA
PUTNAM, AdamFL
FOSSELLA, Vito JohnNY
MCCRERY, James O., IIILA
LAHOOD, Ray H.IL
LaTOURETTE, Steven C.OH
SESTAK, JoePA
FALLIN, MaryOK
ALEXANDER, RodneyLA
BERMAN, Howard LawrenceCA
EHLERS, Vernon JamesMI
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.CA
AKIN, W. ToddMO
GORDON, Barton JenningsTN
LINDER, John ElmerGA
RENZI, RickAZ
KLEIN, RonFL
JACKSON, Jesse L., Jr.IL
MOORE, DennisKS
ROTHMAN, StevenNJ
BUYER, Stephen EarleIN
KILPATRICK, Carolyn CheeksMI
SHULER, HeathNC
HARE, PhilIL
WEXLER, RobertFL
REYES, SilvestreTX
BILBRAY, Brian P.CA
RICHARDSON, LauraCA
JOHNSON, Timothy V.IL
FRANK, BarneyMA
DOOLITTLE, John TaylorCA
HOBSON, David LeeOH
MAHONEY, TimFL
OBEY, David RossWI
HALL, JohnNY
WATSON, Diane EdithCA
WILSON, CharlieOH
LAMPSON, Nicholas V.TX
KUHL, John R. (Randy), Jr.NY
KAGEN, StevenWI
TAUSCHER, Ellen O'KaneCA
ELLSWORTH, BradIN
SALI, WilliamID
TANCREDO, Thomas G.CO
SOUDER, Mark EdwardIN
TANNER, John S.TN
SHAYS, Christopher H.CT
KELLER, RichardFL
MANZULLO, Donald A.IL
REYNOLDS, Thomas M.NY
BROWN, Henry Edward, Jr.SC
INGLIS, Robert DurdenSC
KUCINICH, DennisOH
BIGGERT, Judy BorgIL
HOOLEY, DarleneOR
RADANOVICH, George P.CA
McCOTTER, Thaddeus GeorgeMI
MUSGRAVE, Marilyn NCO
MILLER, BradNC
FERGUSON, MichaelNJ
TAYLOR, Gary EugeneMS
SULLIVAN, JohnOK
ORTIZ, Solomon P.TX
WILSON, HeatherNM
SOLIS, Hilda L.CA
BOUCHER, Frederick C.VA
KNOLLENBERG, JosephMI
RODRIGUEZ, Ciro D.TX
BEAN, Melissa L.IL
BOYD, F. Allen, Jr.FL
LANTOS, Thomas PeterCA
TOWNS, EdolphusNY
SALAZAR, JohnCO
MURTHA, John Patrick, Jr.PA
SCHMIDT, JeanOH
DELAHUNT, BillMA
McHUGH, John MichaelNY
DREIER, David TimothyCA
HINCHEY, Maurice DunleaNY
BERKLEY, ShelleyNV
HARMAN, Jane L.CA
WOOLSEY, Lynn C.CA
HERSETH SANDLIN, StephanieSD
GILCHREST, Wayne ThomasMD
MARSHALL, JimGA
YOUNG, Charles WilliamFL
DAVIS, ArturAL
CANTOR, EricVA
REHBERG, DennyMT
BARRETT, James GreshamSC
SPACE, ZackOH
BACA, JoeCA
MURPHY, PatrickPA
BOSWELL, Leonard L.IA
INSLEE, Jay RobertWA
PLATTS, ToddPA
STEARNS, Clifford BundyFL
SKELTON, Isaac Newton, IVMO
WU, DavidOR
CANNON, Christopher B.UT
ABERCROMBIE, NeilHI
BOYDA, NancyKS
MACK, Connie, IVFL
HULSHOF, KennyMO
REGULA, Ralph StrausOH
PICKERING, Charles W. (Chip), Jr.MS
DAVIS, LincolnTN
GOODE, Virgil H., Jr.VA
KILDEE, Dale EdwardMI
COSTELLO, Jerry FrancisIL
ACKERMAN, Gary LeonardNY
SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.SC
SUTTON, BettyOH
EVERETT, Robert TerryAL
LEWIS, RonKY
CRAMER, Robert E. (Bud), Jr.AL
HOLDEN, Thomas TimothyPA
ROSS, Michael AveryAR
WAMP, Zachary PaulTN
CARNAHAN, RussMO
MEEK, Kendrick B.FL
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, IIIND
ALTMIRE, JasonPA
HOEKSTRA, PeterMI
ETHERIDGE, Bobby R.NC
STUPAK, Bart T.MI
FEENEY, TomFL
KENNEDY, Patrick JosephRI
EMERSON, Jo AnnMO
KANJORSKI, Paul E.PA
SNYDER, Victor F.AR
MYRICK, SueNC
JEFFERSON, William JenningsLA
LUNGREN, Daniel EdwardCA
DEAL, John NathanGA
MITCHELL, Harry E.AZ
BURTON, Danny LeeIN
ARCURI, MichaelNY
WEINER, Anthony D.NY
HODES, PaulNH
ENGLISH, Philip SheridanPA
JONES, Stephanie TubbsOH
FILNER, BobCA
EDWARDS, Thomas ChesterTX
BERRY, Robert MarionAR
ANDREWS, Robert ErnestNJ
DIAZ-BALART, LincolnFL
WALSH, James T.NY
GIFFORDS, GabrielleAZ
EMANUEL, RahmIL
BONO, MaryCA
WELDON, David JosephFL
DAVIS, Geoffrey C.KY
HERGER, Walter WilliamCA
McNULTY, Michael RobertNY
GALLEGLY, Elton W.CA
MELANCON, Charles J.LA
HILL, Baron P.IN
PAYNE, Donald MilfordNJ
WYNN, Albert RussellMD
HUNTER, Duncan LeeCA
BAKER, Richard HughLA
PENCE, MikeIN
OLVER, John WalterMA
GONZALEZ, Charles A.TX
PRYCE, Deborah D.OH
BONNER, Jr., Josiah RobinsAL
HAYES, Robert CannonNC
SAXTON, Hugh JamesNJ
BAIRD, BrianWA
TIAHRT, ToddKS
CARNEY, ChrisPA
Ed PastorDemocratAZ
Raúl M. GrijalvaDemocratAZ
Adam B. SchiffDemocratCA
Anna G. EshooDemocratCA
Barbara LeeDemocratCA
Brad ShermanDemocratCA
Doris O. MatsuiDemocratCA
George MillerDemocratCA
Grace F. NapolitanoDemocratCA
Henry A. WaxmanDemocratCA
Jerry McNerneyDemocratCA
Jim CostaDemocratCA
Linda T. SánchezDemocratCA
Lois CappsDemocratCA
Loretta SanchezDemocratCA
Maxine WatersDemocratCA
Michael M. HondaDemocratCA
Mike ThompsonDemocratCA
Sam FarrDemocratCA
Susan A. DavisDemocratCA
Xavier BecerraDemocratCA
Zoe LofgrenDemocratCA
Diana DeGetteDemocratCO
Ed PerlmutterDemocratCO
Mark UdallDemocratCO
Christopher MurphyDemocratCT
Joe CourtneyDemocratCT
John B. LarsonDemocratCT
Rosa L. DeLauroDemocratCT
Alcee L. HastingsDemocratFL
Corrine BrownDemocratFL
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDemocratFL
Kathy CastorDemocratFL
David ScottDemocratGA
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.DemocratGA
John BarrowDemocratGA
John LewisDemocratGA
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.DemocratGA
Mazie K. HironoDemocratHI
Bruce L. BraleyDemocratIA
David LoebsackDemocratIA
Bobby L. RushDemocratIL
Daniel LipinskiDemocratIL
Danny K. DavisDemocratIL
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocratIL
Luis V. GutiérrezDemocratIL
Joe DonnellyDemocratIN
Peter J. ViscloskyDemocratIN
John A. YarmuthDemocratKY
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
James P. McGovernDemocratMA
John F. TierneyDemocratMA
Michael E. CapuanoDemocratMA
Niki TsongasDemocratMA
Richard E. NealDemocratMA
Stephen F. LynchDemocratMA
C. A. Dutch RuppersbergerDemocratMD
Chris Van HollenDemocratMD
Elijah E. CummingsDemocratMD
John P. SarbanesDemocratMD
Steny H. HoyerDemocratMD
Michael H. MichaudDemocratME
John Conyers, Jr.DemocratMI
John D. DingellDemocratMI
Sander M. LevinDemocratMI
Collin C. PetersonDemocratMN
Keith EllisonDemocratMN
Timothy J. WalzDemocratMN
Emanuel CleaverDemocratMO
Wm. Lacy ClayDemocratMO
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocratMS
David E. PriceDemocratNC
G. K. ButterfieldDemocratNC
Mike McIntyreDemocratNC
Carol Shea-PorterDemocratNH
Albio SiresDemocratNJ
Bill Pascrell, Jr.DemocratNJ
Frank Pallone, Jr.DemocratNJ
Rush HoltDemocratNJ
Tom UdallDemocratNM
Brian HigginsDemocratNY
Carolyn B. MaloneyDemocratNY
Carolyn McCarthyDemocratNY
Charles B. RangelDemocratNY
Eliot L. EngelDemocratNY
Gregory W. MeeksDemocratNY
Jerrold NadlerDemocratNY
José E. SerranoDemocratNY
Joseph CrowleyDemocratNY
Kirsten E. GillibrandDemocratNY
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocratNY
Nita M. LoweyDemocratNY
Nydia M. VelázquezDemocratNY
Steve IsraelDemocratNY
Timothy H. BishopDemocratNY
Yvette D. ClarkeDemocratNY
Marcy KapturDemocratOH
Tim RyanDemocratOH
Earl BlumenauerDemocratOR
Peter A. DeFazioDemocratOR
Allyson Y. SchwartzDemocratPA
Chaka FattahDemocratPA
Robert A. BradyDemocratPA
James R. LangevinDemocratRI
James E. ClyburnDemocratSC
Jim CooperDemocratTN
Steve CohenDemocratTN
Al GreenDemocratTX
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratTX
Gene GreenDemocratTX
Henry CuellarDemocratTX
Lloyd DoggettDemocratTX
Rubén HinojosaDemocratTX
Sheila Jackson LeeDemocratTX
Jim MathesonDemocratUT
James P. MoranDemocratVA
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratVA
Peter WelchDemocratVT
Adam SmithDemocratWA
Jim McDermottDemocratWA
Rick LarsenDemocratWA
Gwen MooreDemocratWI
Ron KindDemocratWI
Tammy BaldwinDemocratWI
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocratWV
Don YoungRepublicanAK
Mike RogersRepublicanAL
Robert B. AderholtRepublicanAL
Spencer BachusRepublicanAL
John BoozmanRepublicanAR
Trent FranksRepublicanAZ
Dana RohrabacherRepublicanCA
Darrell IssaRepublicanCA
Devin NunesRepublicanCA
Edward R. RoyceRepublicanCA
Gary G. MillerRepublicanCA
Howard P. "Buck" McKeonRepublicanCA
John CampbellRepublicanCA
Ken CalvertRepublicanCA
Kevin McCarthyRepublicanCA
Doug LambornRepublicanCO
Ander CrenshawRepublicanFL
Gus M. BilirakisRepublicanFL
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublicanFL
Jeff MillerRepublicanFL
John L. MicaRepublicanFL
Vern BuchananRepublicanFL
Jack KingstonRepublicanGA
Lynn A. WestmorelandRepublicanGA
Phil GingreyRepublicanGA
Tom PriceRepublicanGA
Steve KingRepublicanIA
Tom LathamRepublicanIA
Michael K. SimpsonRepublicanID
John ShimkusRepublicanIL
Mark KirkRepublicanIL
Peter J. RoskamRepublicanIL
Jerry MoranRepublicanKS
Ed WhitfieldRepublicanKY
Harold RogersRepublicanKY
Charles W. Boustany Jr.RepublicanLA
Candice S. MillerRepublicanMI
Dave CampRepublicanMI
Fred UptonRepublicanMI
Mike RogersRepublicanMI
Tim WalbergRepublicanMI
John KlineRepublicanMN
Michele BachmannRepublicanMN
Roy BluntRepublicanMO
Sam GravesRepublicanMO
Roger F. WickerRepublicanMS
Howard CobleRepublicanNC
Patrick T. McHenryRepublicanNC
Virginia FoxxRepublicanNC
Walter B. JonesRepublicanNC
Adrian SmithRepublicanNE
Jeff FortenberryRepublicanNE
Lee TerryRepublicanNE
Christopher H. SmithRepublicanNJ
Frank A. LoBiondoRepublicanNJ
Rodney P. FrelinghuysenRepublicanNJ
Scott GarrettRepublicanNJ
Stevan PearceRepublicanNM
Dean HellerRepublicanNV
Peter T. KingRepublicanNY
Jim JordanRepublicanOH
John A. BoehnerRepublicanOH
Michael R. TurnerRepublicanOH
Patrick J. TiberiRepublicanOH
Steve ChabotRepublicanOH
Frank D. LucasRepublicanOK
Tom ColeRepublicanOK
Greg WaldenRepublicanOR
Bill ShusterRepublicanPA
Charles W. DentRepublicanPA
Jim GerlachRepublicanPA
Joseph R. PittsRepublicanPA
Tim MurphyRepublicanPA
Joe WilsonRepublicanSC
John J. Duncan, Jr.RepublicanTN
Marsha BlackburnRepublicanTN
Jeb HensarlingRepublicanTX
Joe BartonRepublicanTX
John Abney CulbersonRepublicanTX
John R. CarterRepublicanTX
K. Michael ConawayRepublicanTX
Kay GrangerRepublicanTX
Kenny MarchantRepublicanTX
Kevin BradyRepublicanTX
Lamar SmithRepublicanTX
Louie GohmertRepublicanTX
Mac ThornberryRepublicanTX
Michael C. BurgessRepublicanTX
Michael T. McCaulRepublicanTX
Ralph M. HallRepublicanTX
Randy NeugebauerRepublicanTX
Sam JohnsonRepublicanTX
Ted PoeRepublicanTX
Rob BishopRepublicanUT
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanVA
Frank R. WolfRepublicanVA
J. Randy ForbesRepublicanVA
Cathy McMorris RodgersRepublicanWA
David G. ReichertRepublicanWA
Doc HastingsRepublicanWA
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.RepublicanWI
Paul D. RyanRepublicanWI
Thomas E. PetriRepublicanWI
Shelley Moore CapitoRepublicanWV

Nay2: 2 R

MemberPartyState
Jeff FlakeRepublicanAZ
Paul C. BrounRepublicanGA

Not Voting15: 3 D · 2 R

MemberPartyState
WELLER, Gerald C.IL
LEWIS, Charles JeremyCA
BROWN-WAITE, VirginiaFL
DAVIS, Thomas M., IIIVA
OBERSTAR, James LouisMN
PAUL, Ronald ErnestTX
CUBIN, Barbara L.WY
JINDAL, BobbyLA
HASTERT, John DennisIL
CARSON, Julia MayIN
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocratCA
Betty McCollumDemocratMN
Michael F. DoyleDemocratPA
Mario Diaz-BalartRepublicanFL
Pete SessionsRepublicanTX

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