S. 295 — 114th Congress

Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act of 2015

Originated in the Senate · Introduced Jan 28, 2015 · Crime and Law Enforcement

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Latest action

Feb 12, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

CRS summary

As of Feb 11, 2015

Passed Senate amended

Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act of 2015

(Sec. 3) Amends the federal criminal code to expand the definition of "full amount of the victim's losses" for purposes of provisions governing mandatory restitution of victims of offenses involving sexual exploitation and other abuse of children to include medical services, physical and occupational therapy or rehabilitation, and lost income for the victim's lifetime, as well as any losses suffered by the victim from any sexual act or contact or sexually explicit conduct in preparation for or during the production of child pornography depicting the victim involved in the offense.

Sets forth guidelines for determining restitution where the victim of of a specified child pornography offense was harmed by one defendant (requiring restitution for not less than the full amount of the victim's losses) or by more than one defendant (requiring restitution for not more than the full amount of the victim's losses and not less than specified minimum amounts for certain offenses).

Requires joint and several liability where there are multiple defendants and allows each defendant who is ordered to pay restitution and who has made full payment to the victim equal to or exceeding the specified minimum amount to recover contribution from any other defendant ordered to pay. Sets forth contribution claim procedures.

Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress within one year after enactment of this Act on any progress of the Department of Justice in obtaining restitution for victims of such offenses.

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

Feb 11, 2015 · On Passage of the Bill

Full roll call

Bill Passed (98–0)

Yea98: 53 R · 42 D · 3 I

MemberPartyState
Barbara BoxerDemocratCA
Dianne FeinsteinDemocratCA
Michael F. BennetDemocratCO
Christopher MurphyDemocratCT
Richard BlumenthalDemocratCT
Christopher A. CoonsDemocratDE
Thomas R. CarperDemocratDE
Bill NelsonDemocratFL
Brian SchatzDemocratHI
Mazie K. HironoDemocratHI
Richard J. DurbinDemocratIL
Joe DonnellyDemocratIN
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
Elizabeth WarrenDemocratMA
Barbara A. MikulskiDemocratMD
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Debbie StabenowDemocratMI
Gary C. PetersDemocratMI
Al FrankenDemocratMN
Amy KlobucharDemocratMN
Claire McCaskillDemocratMO
Jon TesterDemocratMT
Heidi HeitkampDemocratND
Jeanne ShaheenDemocratNH
Cory A. BookerDemocratNJ
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Martin HeinrichDemocratNM
Tom UdallDemocratNM
Charles E. SchumerDemocratNY
Kirsten E. GillibrandDemocratNY
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Jeff MerkleyDemocratOR
Ron WydenDemocratOR
Robert P. Casey, Jr.DemocratPA
Jack ReedDemocratRI
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocratRI
Mark R. WarnerDemocratVA
Tim KaineDemocratVA
Patrick J. LeahyDemocratVT
Maria CantwellDemocratWA
Patty MurrayDemocratWA
Tammy BaldwinDemocratWI
Angus S. King, Jr.IndependentME
Bernard SandersIndependentVT
Joe Manchin, IIIIndependentWV
Dan SullivanRepublicanAK
Lisa MurkowskiRepublicanAK
Jeff SessionsRepublicanAL
Richard C. ShelbyRepublicanAL
John BoozmanRepublicanAR
Tom CottonRepublicanAR
Jeff FlakeRepublicanAZ
John McCainRepublicanAZ
Cory GardnerRepublicanCO
Marco RubioRepublicanFL
David PerdueRepublicanGA
Johnny IsaksonRepublicanGA
Chuck GrassleyRepublicanIA
Joni ErnstRepublicanIA
James E. RischRepublicanID
Mike CrapoRepublicanID
Mark KirkRepublicanIL
Daniel CoatsRepublicanIN
Pat RobertsRepublicanKS
Mitch McConnellRepublicanKY
Rand PaulRepublicanKY
Bill CassidyRepublicanLA
David VitterRepublicanLA
Susan M. CollinsRepublicanME
Roy BluntRepublicanMO
Roger F. WickerRepublicanMS
Thad CochranRepublicanMS
Steve DainesRepublicanMT
Richard BurrRepublicanNC
Thom TillisRepublicanNC
John HoevenRepublicanND
Ben SasseRepublicanNE
Deb FischerRepublicanNE
Kelly AyotteRepublicanNH
Dean HellerRepublicanNV
Rob PortmanRepublicanOH
James LankfordRepublicanOK
James M. InhofeRepublicanOK
Patrick J. ToomeyRepublicanPA
Lindsey GrahamRepublicanSC
Tim ScottRepublicanSC
John ThuneRepublicanSD
Mike RoundsRepublicanSD
Bob CorkerRepublicanTN
Lamar AlexanderRepublicanTN
John CornynRepublicanTX
Ted CruzRepublicanTX
Mike LeeRepublicanUT
Orrin G. HatchRepublicanUT
Ron JohnsonRepublicanWI
Shelley Moore CapitoRepublicanWV
John BarrassoRepublicanWY
Michael B. EnziRepublicanWY

Not Voting2: 1 D · 1 R

MemberPartyState
Harry ReidDemocratNV
Jerry MoranRepublicanKS

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