Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act of 2023 or the STOP CSAM Act of 2023 This bill revises the federal framework governing the prevention of online sexual exploitation of children. Among the changes, the bill broadens the scope of the mandatory reporting requirements, expands legal rights and courts services for minor victims and witnesses who testify, and expands reporting requirements for large electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers that report instances of online sexual exploitation of children to the CyberTipline.
Advisory bodiesChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyCrimes against childrenCrime victimsCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDomestic violence and child abuseEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Government information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsInternet, web applications, social mediaJudicial procedure and administrationLaw enforcement officersLegal fees and court costsPerformance measurementPornographyRight of privacySmuggling and trafficking
STOP CSAM Act of 2023
USA118th CongressS-1199| Senate
| Updated: 5/15/2023
Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act of 2023 or the STOP CSAM Act of 2023 This bill revises the federal framework governing the prevention of online sexual exploitation of children. Among the changes, the bill broadens the scope of the mandatory reporting requirements, expands legal rights and courts services for minor victims and witnesses who testify, and expands reporting requirements for large electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers that report instances of online sexual exploitation of children to the CyberTipline.
Advisory bodiesChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyCrimes against childrenCrime victimsCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDomestic violence and child abuseEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Government information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsInternet, web applications, social mediaJudicial procedure and administrationLaw enforcement officersLegal fees and court costsPerformance measurementPornographyRight of privacySmuggling and trafficking