Hon. Michael G. Oxley: “Mr. Speaker, as the proud sponsor of the Video Voyeurism Act, I would like to thank the gentleman from Wisconsin…”

“Mr. Speaker, as the proud sponsor of the Video Voyeurism Act, I would like to thank the gentleman from Wisconsin (Chairman Sensenbrenner) and the gentleman from North Carolina (Chairman Coble) for their leadership in getting this bill through the committee, and also would like to thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gonzalez) for sponsoring this bipartisan bill with me. I would like to express my appreciation for Senator DeWine's work in passing the companion bill in the Senate. I have introduced this bill in the past 3 Congresses, and I am very happy to see it on the floor today. My original interest in this issue came from a concern that a constituent expressed in a letter. I had also just written the Child Online Protection Act, which is something we need to have implemented after years of legal delays. Video voyeurism is something that has been in the news a lot lately, in part, due to the improper use of the camera cell phones that have become so popular. For the victim, it is embarrassing and degrading to be photographed in a compromised position. It is an invasion of personal privacy.”