H.R. 6063 · 112th Congress · enacted
Child Protection Act of 2012
Became Public Law No: 112-206.
Latest official action 2012-12-07 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on August 1, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Child Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 20 years for transporting, receiving, distributing, selling, or possessing pornographic images of a child under the age of 12. Requires a U.S. district court to issue a protective order prohibiting harassment or intimidation of a minor victim or witness if the court finds evidence that the conduct at issue is reasonably likely to adversely affect the willingness of the minor witness or victim to testify or otherwise participate in a federal criminal case or investigation. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to ensure that such guidelines provide an additional penalty for sex trafficking of children and other child abuse crimes. Allows the Director of the U.S. Marshals Service to issue an administrative subpoena for the investigation of unregistered sex offenders by the U.S. Marshals Service. Amends the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 to: (1) double the amount that the Attorney General may award a non-law enforcement agency entity annually to establish and conduct training courses for National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program task force member…
Congressional Research Service · 2012-12-07
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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
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
House · FL District 25 · Democratic
$736,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Steve Cohen
House · TN District 9 · Democratic
$308,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton
House · DC · Democratic
$12,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Edward J. Markey
Senate · MA · Democratic
$588,450PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James P. McGovern
House · MA District 2 · Democratic
$248,525PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brad Sherman
House · CA District 32 · Democratic
$783,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mark E. Amodei
House · NV District 2 · Republican
$167,513PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Quigley
House · IL District 5 · Democratic
$555,948PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
André Carson
House · IN District 7 · Democratic
$535,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Adam B. Schiff
Senate · CA · Democratic
$55,400PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Glenn Thompson
House · PA District 15 · Republican
$1,028,937PAC receipts · 2025–2026
40 of 40 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.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$57,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $7,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$55,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$55,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$46,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$46,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $2,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $6,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $7,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$45,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $2,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$42,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $9,500
Mark E. Amodei · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $7,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$42,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $5,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$42,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $7,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $8,500
Mark E. Amodei · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$41,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $8,500
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $5,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$41,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Mark E. Amodei · Cosponsor · $2,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$39,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $8,500
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $2,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $9,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$35,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $2,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$35,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$33,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark E. Amodei · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $2,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$32,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $7,500
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $2,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$31,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $6,500
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mark E. Amodei · Cosponsor · $3,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$30,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $3,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark E. Amodei · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$29,500
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $2,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $5,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$28,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark E. Amodei · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $7,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$27,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$26,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mark E. Amodei · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $7,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$26,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $4,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $2,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$26,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $6,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$25,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $0
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$25,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark E. Amodei · Cosponsor · $5,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$25,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$24,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $2,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $4,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark E. Amodei · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $8,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$23,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $2,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$23,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,500
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark E. Amodei · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $6,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $2,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $8,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark E. Amodei · Cosponsor · $3,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $3,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$22,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$21,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $7,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $1,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark E. Amodei · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordINT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)$21,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $2,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $2,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$20,500
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $4,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $6,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $3,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $3,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,476
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $9,994
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,494
Mark E. Amodei · Cosponsor · -$6
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
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