Senate bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-400

KIDS Act of 2008

S. 431Introduced Jan 30, 2007Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Oct 13, 2008.

Sponsor: Sen. Charles Schumer D-NY

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 30, 2007
Committee actionDec 13, 2007
Passed SenateMay 20, 2008 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 27, 2008 · without objection
Resolving differencesSep 30, 2008
To the PresidentOct 3, 2008
Became lawOct 13, 2008

Latest action: Oct 13, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-400.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 431.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 431, Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007” on January 18, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on December 13, 2007</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 18, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19439
CBO publication date
January 18, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
S. 431, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/431
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
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Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 431, Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007” on January 18, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on December 13, 2007”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 18, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19439
CBO publication date
January 18, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
S. 431, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/431
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2586b66b6ff6f7155bb281671568b6827c21098eca7dad90c1e3fb01791720a8
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 110-332 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on April 22, 2008.
Source: Congress.gov, reported April 22, 2008 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/332
Congress.gov bill record
S. 431, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/431
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2586b66b6ff6f7155bb281671568b6827c21098eca7dad90c1e3fb01791720a8
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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

20 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 10 Democrats, 1 independent

10 of 20 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Ben Cardin (D-MD), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Tim Johnson (D-SD), John Kerry (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), John McCain (R-AZ), Barack Obama (D-IL), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Arlen Specter (D-PA), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), David Vitter (R-LA).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Charles Schumer.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress

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