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US SB951

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tina Smith

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Removes references to "indecent" materials and "means for procuring abortion" from 18 U.S.C. § 552, which governs customs enforcement of prohibited imports

  • Narrows 18 U.S.C. § 1461 (postal regulations) to cover only "obscene materials," eliminating broader language about "lewd, lascivious" content and items of "indecent or immoral use"

  • Amends 18 U.S.C. § 1462 (interstate commerce restrictions) to apply only to "obscene material," removing provisions related to contraception and abortion-related items

  • Strikes language from Section 305(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 that prohibited importing "immoral" articles and items intended for "unlawful abortion"

  • Introduced March 11, 2025 by Senator Smith with 25 Democratic co-sponsors and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee

Legislative Description

Stop Comstock Act

Crime and law enforcement

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

3/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/11/2025

Full Bill Text

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