S. 3103 · 117th Congress

Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 2022

Introduced on Oct 28, 2021 by Richard J. Durbin (D-IL). 9 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-176.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-176
Introduced
Oct 28, 2021
Cosponsors
9
3 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate the statute of limitations for the filing of a civil claim for any person who, while a minor, was a victim of a violation of section 1589, 1590, 1591, 2241(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, or 2423 of such title.

Subjects

  • Civil actions and liability
  • Crime victims
  • Crimes against children
  • Domestic violence and child abuse
  • Sex offenses

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Sep 16, 2022). Public domain.

Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 2022

This act eliminates the statute of limitations for a minor victim of a human trafficking offense or federal sex offense to file a civil action to recover damages.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Richard J. DurbinD-ILSponsor

Democrats · 6

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Oct 28, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Oct 28, 2021 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S7462)
  3. Feb 10, 2022 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Feb 17, 2022Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with amendments. Without written report.
  5. Feb 17, 2022 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with amendments. Without written report.
  6. Feb 17, 2022 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 276.
  7. Mar 2, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S958; text: CR S958)
  8. Mar 2, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S958; text: CR S958)
  9. Mar 3, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Mar 7, 2022 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Mar 7, 2022 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseMr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7747-7749)
  14. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3103.
  15. Sep 13, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  16. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7747)
  17. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Sep 15, 2022Presented to President.
  19. Sep 15, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Sep 16, 2022Signed by President.
  21. Sep 16, 2022Signed by President.
  22. Sep 16, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-176.
  23. Sep 16, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-176.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.