S. 3170 · 115th Congress · enacted
CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-395.
Latest official action 2018-12-21 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill revises reporting requirements for electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers (providers) who report information to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) on crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children. Currently, providers must report the facts and circumstances of incidents of apparent child pornography, of which they become aware, to NCMEC via the CyberTipline. This bill retains the existing reporting requirement and provides new authority for providers to also report the facts and circumstances that indicate a child pornography violation is imminent. Additionally, it makes various procedural changes to the reporting requirements, including to do the following: grant discretion to providers to determine what information to include in a report; permit (currently, require) the Department of Justice (DOJ) to designate foreign law enforcement agencies to receive CyberTipline reports from NCMEC; allow NCMEC to forward a report to a foreign law enforcement agency in certain circumstances, even if the foreign law enforcement agency has not been designated by DOJ; and provide explicit permission for a provider to disclose the contents of a report, including visual depictions, to law enforcement agencies, to NCMEC, or as necessary to respond to legal proce…
Congressional Research Service · 2018-12-21
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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.
Sponsor
John Cornyn
Senate · TX · Republican
$1,943,978PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Amy Klobuchar
Senate · MN · Democratic
$116,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Thom Tillis
Senate · NC · Republican
$950,975PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chuck Grassley
Senate · IA · Republican
$57,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
12 of 12 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 BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$20,000
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$20,000
CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$20,000
DENALI LEADERSHIP PAC$20,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$20,000
TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$20,000
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$19,238
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $19,238
Official PAC recordEXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC)$18,500
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$16,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,200
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $2,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $3,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · $1,200
Official PAC recordDAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC)$16,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordTEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$15,000
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)$15,000
CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC)$15,000
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$15,000
DAKOTA PAC$15,000
DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SENATE PAC (DOC'S PAC)$15,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$15,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$15,000
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC$15,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $12,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $3,500
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · -$1,000
Official PAC recordHEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY PAC$15,000
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
PENNSYLVANIA HONOR$15,000
THE HAWKEYE PAC$15,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$15,000
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WABPAC)$15,000
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC)$13,000
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)$12,500
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$12,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $12,500
Official PAC recordENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$12,500
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$12,500
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$12,500
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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