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On the recordDecember 19, 2022
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. 4719, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 4719) to protect children against sexual abuse and exploitation, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. I ask unanimous consent that the Grassley substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 6549) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to as follows: (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. The sense of Congress is the following: (1) The safety of children should be a top priority for public officials and communities in the United States. (2) According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, an individual in the United States is sexually assaulted every 68 seconds. And every 9 minutes, that victim is a child.…
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