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H.R. 3889 (100th): Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1988

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A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child protection and obscenity enforcement, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Introduced
Feb 2, 1988
100th Congress (1987–1988)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on February 2, 1988, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Sponsor

William John Hughes

Representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district

Democrat

Cosponsors

279 Cosponsors (159 Republicans, 120 Democrats)

See Instead

S. 2033 (same title)
Passed Senate (House next) — Oct 14, 1988

Source
Congress.gov

History

Feb 2, 1988
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Oct 14, 1988
 
Companion Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2033 (100th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3889 (100th).

H.R. 3889 (100th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3889. This is the one from the 100th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 100th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 1987 to Oct 22, 1988. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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