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S. 3398 (116th): EARN IT Act of 2020

A bill to establish a National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Lindsey Graham

Sponsor. Senator for South Carolina. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jul 20, 2020
Length: 112 pages
Introduced
Mar 5, 2020
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on July 2, 2020, 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).

Cosponsors

16 Cosponsors (10 Republicans, 6 Democrats)

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History

Mar 5, 2020
 
Introduced

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

Jun 25, 2020
 
Considered by Senate Committee on the Judiciary

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

Jul 2, 2020
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

S. 3398 (116th) 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 S. 3398. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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