Senate bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-401

PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008

S. 1738Introduced Jun 28, 2007Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Oct 13, 2008.

Sponsor: Sen. Joseph Biden D-DE

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 28, 2007
Committee actionMay 15, 2008
Passed SenateSep 25, 2008 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 27, 2008 · by voice vote
To the PresidentOct 2, 2008
Became lawOct 13, 2008

Latest action: Oct 13, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-401.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1738.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1738, Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2008” on June 5, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 15, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 5, 2008 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19858
CBO publication date
June 5, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1738, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1738
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e37ae0a91e9bdccdd4ece1076c87482172b177da87fc3e1047b03bf541da1b2b
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1738, Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2008” on June 5, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 15, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 5, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19858
CBO publication date
June 5, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1738, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1738
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e37ae0a91e9bdccdd4ece1076c87482172b177da87fc3e1047b03bf541da1b2b
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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

60 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 41 Democrats, 1 independent

18 of 60 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.

Lamar Alexander (R-TN), John Barrasso (R-WY), Max Baucus (D-MT), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Bob Casey (D-PA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Bob Corker (R-TN), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), John Kerry (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Herbert Kohl (D-WI) and 30 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.