H.R. 3494 · 105th Congress · enacted
Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act of 1998
Became Public Law No: 105-314.
Latest official action 1998-10-30 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Protection of Children From Predators Title II: Protection of Children From Child Pornography Title III: Sexual Abuse Prevention Title IV: Prohibition on Transfer of Obscene Material to Minors Title V: Increased Penalties for Offenses Against Children and For Repeat Offenders Title VI: Criminal, Procedural, and Administrative Reforms Title VII: Murder and Kidnapping Investigations Title VIII: Restricted Access to Interactive Computer Services Title IX: Studies Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act of 1998 - Title I: Protection of Children From Predators - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit, and set penalties for, using the mail or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce to knowingly initiate the transmission of the name, address, telephone number, social security number, or electronic mail address of a person under age 16 with intent to entice, encourage, offer, or solicit any person to engage in illegal sexual activity. (Sec. 102) Increases penalties for: (1) coercing or enticing an individual to travel in interstate or foreign commerce to engage in prostitution or criminal sexual activity (and applies such penalties to attempting to do so); and (2) using any means of interstate or foreign commerce to coerce or entice any individual under age 18 to engage in such activity. (Sec. 103) Increases penalties for: (1) …
Congressional Research Service · 1998-09-17
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Ken Calvert
House · CA District 41 · Republican
$1,249,056PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Zoe Lofgren
House · CA District 18 · Democratic
$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026
25 of 25 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$15,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC$15,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NEW MAJORITY FEDERAL PAC$15,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC$14,000
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$12,500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
PG&E CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ENERGYPAC$12,000
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
AEROVIRONMENT, INC PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SECURITY PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED INTUITION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (APPLIED PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCISCO SYSTEMS, INC. FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCUBIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFENDING AMERICAN VALUES EVERYWHERE PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDIRIGO PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC. PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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