Latest Update: Saturday, May, 17th 2008

A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes.

1/30/2007--Introduced.

Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007 or the KIDS Act of 2007 - Amends the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act to require a convicted sex offender to: (1) provide for inclusion in the National Sex Offender Registry any electronic mail address, instant message address, or other similar identifier used to communicate over the Internet; and (2) keep such information current.

Requires jurisdictions that maintain information about sex offenders to exempt from public disclosure any electronic mail address, instant message address, or other similar Internet identifier used by a sex offender.

Requires the Attorney General to maintain a system to allow commercial social networking websites to compare their databases of users to the Internet identifiers of persons in the National Sex Offender Registry. Exempts such websites from civil liability if compliant with the requirements of this Act.

Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term: (1) of up to 10 years for failure by any sex offender to provide information required by this Act; and (2) of up to 20 years for age misrepresentation with the intent to use the Internet to engage in criminal sexual conduct with a minor.



Latest Actions
  • 04/28/2008 - By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 110-332.
  • 04/22/2008 - Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
  • 04/22/2008 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 706.
  • 12/13/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
  • 12/13/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
  • 12/13/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
  • 12/06/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
  • 01/30/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.431 Reported in Senate04/24/2008

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