On the recordJuly 1, 2020
I want to take a moment to thank Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham for adding the bipartisan and critically important END Exploitation Act to the EARN It Act, which is set for markup on Thursday. This bill, which I introduced with Senator Cortez Masto, would lengthen evidence preservation time in online child exploitation cases and assist law enforcement in prosecuting child predators. Once passed, the law will double the length of time we require tech firms like Facebook and Snapchat to preserve evidence and reports of online child exploitation. In 2018, tech companies reported over 45 million--45 million--photos and videos of children being sexually abused. Unfortunately, that was double the number of reports in 2017. This legislation will give the police more time to investigate these horrific crimes. It will put child predators in jail where they belong. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
