To provide additional funding to the Department of Justice to combat the online facilitation of sex trafficking.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)Legislative Activity
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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 2213 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 21 - 78. Record Vote Number: 59.
March 21, 2018
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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 2213 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 21 - 78. Record Vote Number: 59.
March 21, 2018
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2213 proposed by Senator Wyden.(consideration: CR S1865-1871; text: CR S1865)
March 21, 2018
Amendment SA 2213 proposed by Senator Wyden. (consideration: CR S1865-1871; text: CR S1865) To provide additional funding to the Department of Justice to combat the online facilitation of sex trafficking.
March 21, 2018
Point of order that the amendement violates section 4106(a) of H.Con.Res. 71, 115th Congress, raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 2213.
March 21, 2018
Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to amendment SA 2213 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 21 - 78. Record Vote Number: 59.
March 21, 2018
Amendment SA 2213 ruled out of order by the chair.
March 21, 2018
Senate amendment submitted
March 19, 2018
Votes
1 roll call on this amendment
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SA 2213. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1865, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. PROTECTING SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMS FROM CRIMINAL WEBSITES. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Protecting Sex Trafficking Victims from Criminal Websites Act''. (b) Appropriation of Funds.--Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the Attorney General, for use in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to investigate and prosecute website operators that criminally facilitate sex trafficking or the sexual exploitation of children. (c) Available Until Expended.--Amounts appropriated under subsection (b) shall remain available until expended. (d) Budgetary Effects.-- (1) PAYGO scorecard.--The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)). (2) Senate paygo scorecard.--The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. ______