S. 1738 · 110th Congress · enacted
PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008
Became Public Law No: 110-401.
Latest official action 2008-10-13 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2008 or the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 - Title I: National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction - (Sec. 101) Directs the Attorney General to create and implement a National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction. Sets forth the required content of such Strategy, including: (1) comprehensive long-range goals for reducing child exploitation; (2) annual budget priorities and federal efforts for combating child exploitation; (3) a five-year projection for program and budget goals and priorities; (4) a review of the policies and work of the Department of Justice (DOJ) related to the prevention and investigation of child exploitation crimes; (5) a description of DOJ efforts to coordinate with international, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and private entities on child exploitation prevention and interdiction efforts; (6) a review of Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Programs; (7) plans for reducing the backlog of forensic analysis for child exploitation cases; (8) a review of federal programs for child exploitation prevention and education; (9) plans for liaisons with the judiciary on matters relating to child exploitation; (10) an assessment of federal investigative and prosecution activity relating to reported in…
Congressional Research Service · 2008-10-13
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
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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
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Charles E. Schumer
Senate · NY · Democratic
$139,375PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Lisa Murkowski
Senate · AK · Republican
$364,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Amy Klobuchar
Senate · MN · Democratic
$116,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Barrasso
Senate · WY · Republican
$407,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Patty Murray
Senate · WA · Democratic
$311,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Maria Cantwell
Senate · WA · Democratic
-$11,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ron Wyden
Senate · OR · Democratic
$382,070PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jack Reed
Senate · RI · Democratic
$1,144,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sheldon Whitehouse
Senate · RI · Democratic
$55,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Susan M. Collins
Senate · ME · Republican
$2,384,579PAC receipts · 2025–2026
60 of 60 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.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$28,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $12,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordMASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$23,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $7,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $3,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$23,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $3,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $1,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$22,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$22,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $9,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $3,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$20,000
DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$20,000
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$20,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC$20,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordWATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE$20,000
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$19,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $1,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$19,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $1,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$19,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $2,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$18,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$18,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$18,000
BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$18,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $4,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $3,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $3,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $9,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordSQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)$18,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $3,500
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · $0
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $1,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $6,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC$17,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $1,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $1,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $7,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$17,500
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$17,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$17,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)$17,000
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$16,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordMETA PLATFORMS, INC. PAC$16,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $4,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $7,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordCENTENE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CENTENE PAC)$15,500
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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