S. 1738: A bill to require the Department of Justice to develop and implement a National Strategy Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. S. 1738: PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8709) 2007-06-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 2007-06-28 Committee on the Judiciary Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held. 2008-04-16 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. 2008-05-15 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. 2008-07-07 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 862. 2008-07-07 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. 2008-09-25 The committee substitute was withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. 2008-09-25 pass Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. 2008-09-25 Received in the House. 2008-09-26T10:13:00-04:00 Message on Senate action sent to the House. 2008-09-26 Held at the desk. 2008-09-26T12:12:00-04:00 Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. 2008-09-27T17:34:00-04:00 Considered under suspension of the rules. 2008-09-27T17:34:00-04:00 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1738. 2008-09-27T17:34:00-04:00 pass On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. 2008-09-27T17:56:00-04:00 Cleared for White House. 2008-09-27 Presented to President. 2008-10-02 Signed by President. 2008-10-13 Became Public Law No: 110-401. 2008-10-13 S. 1738: PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 s S. 1738: PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (110th Congress) A bill to require the Department of Justice to develop and implement a National Strategy Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. 2007-06-28 110 2007-06-28 1738 enacted SenateBill LegislativeAction VoteAction OfficialTitle