Senate bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-21

PROTECT Act

S. 151Introduced Jan 13, 2003Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Apr 30, 2003.

Sponsor: Sen. Orrin Hatch R-UT

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 13, 2003
Committee actionJan 30, 2003
Passed SenateFeb 24, 2003 · 84–0
Passed HouseMar 27, 2003 · without objection
Resolving differencesApr 9, 2003
To the PresidentApr 28, 2003
Became lawApr 30, 2003

Latest action: Apr 30, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-21.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 151.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 151, Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003” on February 19, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 30, 2003</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 19, 2003 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14282
CBO publication date
February 19, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 151, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/151
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 151, Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003” on February 19, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 30, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 19, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14282
CBO publication date
February 19, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 151, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/151
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
930404e93a1cdef5a829a89bab3cae92f0f05fce6b076096402605039310b857
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 108-2 ↗; H. Rept. 108-66 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on January 30, 2003.
Source: Congress.gov, reported January 30, 2003 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/2
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/66
Congress.gov bill record
S. 151, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/151
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 151, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

9 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.

Robert Bennett (R-UT), Michael DeWine (R-OH), John Edwards (D-NC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Richard Shelby (R-AL).

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.