18 U.S.C. § 2251
Sexual exploitation of children
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 2251, Sexual exploitation of children, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449512
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The circumstance referred to in paragraph (1) is that—
Any person who, in a circumstance described in paragraph (2), knowingly makes, prints, or publishes, or causes to be made, printed, or published, any notice or advertisement seeking or offering—
The circumstance referred to in paragraph (1) is that—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act of 1977House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Child Protection Act of 1984House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1987, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Child Sexual Abuse and Pornography Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Crime Control Act of 1990House: 313–1Senate: no recorded tally
- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
- Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997
- Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act of 1998House: 416–0Senate: no recorded tally
- PROTECT Act
- Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007House: 418–0Senate: no recorded tally
- PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025House: 281–140Senate: no recorded tally