U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB2029: Stop Comstock Act
Status: In committee, March 11, 2025
To revise sections 552, 1461, and 1462 of title 18, United States Code, and section 305 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1305), and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To revise sections 552, 1461, and 1462 of title 18, United States Code, and section 305 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1305 ), and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, March 11, 2025:
A BILL To revise sections 552, 1461, and 1462 of title 18, United States Code, and section 305 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1305 ), and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Comstock Act . SECTION 2. Obscene materials (a) Title 18 Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 552-- (A) by striking or indecent ; and (B) by striking or means for procuring abortion, or other articles of indecent or immoral use or tendency, ; (2) in section 1461-- (A) by striking Every obscene, lewd, lascivious and all that follows through Is declared and inserting All obscene materials are declared ; (B) by striking or section 3001(e) of title 39 ; and (C) by striking The term indecent and all that follows through assassination. ; and (3) in section 1462-- (A) in the first undesignated paragraph-- (i) by striking section 230(e)(2) each place that term appears and inserting section 230(f)(2) ; and (ii) by striking commerce-- and all that follows through things may be obtained or made and inserting commerce any obscene material ; and (B) in the second undesignated paragraph, by striking matter or thing the carriage or importation of and inserting material . (b) Tariff act of 1930 …
Sponsors
- Balint, Becca (D, HD-000) · primary sponsor
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D, HD-PA-5)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, HD-012)
- Gabe Amo (D, HD-RI-1)
- Jake Auchincloss (D, HD-004)
- Nanette Barragan (D)
- Joyce Beatty (D, HD-003)
- Ami Bera (D)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D)
- Shontel Brown (D, HD-011)
- Julia Brownley (D, HD-CA-26)
- Salud Carbajal (D)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Common questions
- What is HB2029?
- HB2029 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Stop Comstock Act.
- What does HB2029 do?
- In its own words: To revise sections 552, 1461, and 1462 of title 18, United States Code, and section 305 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1305 ), and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB2029?
- In committee as of March 11, 2025. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (March 11, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB2029?
- Balint, Becca (D, HD-000), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2029?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2029
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