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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 23, 1998
Stop Trafficking of Pornography in Prisons Act of 1998 - Prohibits any U.S. agency, officer, or employee from implementing, or providing any financial assistance to, any Federal program or activity in which a Federal prisoner is allowed access to an interactive computer service without the supervision of a Government official. Urges State Governors, State legislators, and State prison administrators to prohibit unsupervised access to the Internet by State prisoners. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) conduct a survey to determine to what extent each State allows prisoners access to an interactive computer service and whether such access is supervised by a prison official; and (2) report to the Congress.
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Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] · R–OH
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
For Further Action See H.R.3494.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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