An Act to amend title 18 of the United States Code relating to the sexual exploitation of minors, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
95th Congress (1977–1978)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Feb 6, 1978
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on February 6, 1978.
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Last Updated: Feb 6, 1978
58 Cosponsors (37 Democrats, 21 Republicans)
History
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May 23, 1977
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Introduced
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Sep 16, 1977
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Ordered Reported
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Oct 10, 1977
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next.
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Oct 25, 1977
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes.
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Feb 6, 1978
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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Feb 6, 1978
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Text Published
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S. 1585 (95th) 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. 1585. This is the one from the 95th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 95th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 1977 to Oct 15, 1978. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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