S. 4834 · 117th Congress

PROTECT Our Children Act of 2022

Introduced on Sep 13, 2022 by John Cornyn (R-TX). 9 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-262.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-262
Introduced
Sep 13, 2022
Cosponsors
9
5 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  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 reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program.

Subjects

  • Crime prevention
  • Crimes against children
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Domestic violence and child abuse
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Pornography

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 21, 2022). Public domain.

Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2022 or the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2022

This act reauthorizes through FY2024 (1) the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, and (2) the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

John CornynR-TXSponsor

Democrats · 5

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Dec 6, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 421–1

History

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  1. Sep 13, 2022Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 13, 2022 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Nov 15, 2022Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Nov 15, 2022 · SenateSenate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Nov 15, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Nov 15, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6704; text: CR S6704)
  7. Nov 16, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. Nov 16, 2022 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. Nov 16, 2022 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  10. Dec 5, 2022 · HouseMs. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. Dec 5, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8750-8752)
  12. Dec 5, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 4834.
  13. Dec 5, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  14. Dec 6, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8771-8773; H8778-8779)
  15. Dec 6, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 1 (Roll no. 510).House · Roll call 510
  16. Dec 6, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 1 (Roll no. 510). (text: 12/05/2022 CR H8750)House · Roll call 510
  17. Dec 6, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Dec 16, 2022Presented to President.
  19. Dec 16, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Dec 21, 2022Signed by President.
  21. Dec 21, 2022Signed by President.
  22. Dec 21, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-262.
  23. Dec 21, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-262.

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)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • 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.