S. 474 · 118th Congress

REPORT Act

Introduced on Feb 16, 2023 by Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). 5 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-59.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-59
Introduced
Feb 16, 2023
Cosponsors
5
2 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 amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen reporting to the CyberTipline related to online sexual exploitation of children, to modernize liabilities for such reports, to preserve the contents of such reports for 1 year, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Civil actions and liability
  • Crimes against children
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Domestic violence and child abuse
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Pornography

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Marsha BlackburnR-TNSponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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

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

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 16, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 16, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Jun 1, 2023 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Jun 6, 2023Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  5. Jun 6, 2023 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Jun 6, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 85.
  7. Dec 14, 2023 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6006-6008)
  8. Dec 14, 2023 · SenateThe committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (CR S6007)
  9. Dec 14, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6007-6008)
  10. Dec 14, 2023 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6007-6008)
  11. Dec 18, 2023 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  12. Dec 19, 2023 · HouseReceived in the House.
  13. Dec 19, 2023 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  14. Apr 29, 2024 · HouseMs. Lee (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  15. Apr 29, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2683-2685)
  16. Apr 29, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 474.
  17. Apr 29, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2683-2684)
  18. Apr 29, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2683-2684)
  19. Apr 29, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. May 1, 2024Presented to President.
  21. May 1, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  22. May 7, 2024Signed by President.
  23. May 7, 2024Signed by President.
  24. May 7, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-59.
  25. May 7, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-59.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Google Client Services LLC15 reports
    $15.1M reported (all issues)
  2. General Federation of Women's Clubs5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  3. National Fraternal Order of Police5 reports
    $375K reported (all issues)
  4. Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network5 reports
    $102.1K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RAPE, ABUSE AND INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK RAINN$6.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. American Association for Justice4 reports
    $4.9M reported (all issues)
  6. X Corp. (formerly Twitter, Inc.)4 reports
    $720K reported (all issues)
  7. American Conservative Union1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  8. ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  9. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children1 report
    $35.3K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN$1.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. RAVEN1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  11. ROBLOX CORPORATION1 report
    $205.7K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.