About the bill
Sex dolls exist and nobody is trying to ban them — but what about sex dolls portraying children?
What the bill does
The CREEPER Act would prevent the distribution or importing of such child sex dolls in the U.S. The products are primarily manufactured in Asia and feature portrayals of girls as young as age five.
The full name is the Curbing Realistic Exploitative Electronic Pedophilic Robots (CREEPER) Act.
The bill was introduced in December 2017 by Rep. Daniel Donovan, Jr. (R-NY11). It’s labelled H.R. 4655 in the ...
Sponsor and status
- Introduced:
Dec 14, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next) on Jun 13, 2018
This bill passed in the House on June 13, 2018 and goes to the Senate next for consideration.
- Prognosis:
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20% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
What stakeholders are saying
History
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Dec 14, 2017
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Introduced
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Jun 11, 2018
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On House Schedule
The House indicated that this bill would be considered in the week ahead.
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Jun 13, 2018
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Passed Senate
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Signed by the President
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H.R. 4655 is 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.
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