WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Josh Hawley issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that his legislation to combat child sex abuse material online, the STOP CSAM Act, was added to the text of the defense policy bill currently being considered in the U.S. Senate. Senator Hawley negotiated the inclusion of the STOP CSAM Act into the manager's amendment of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) following successful passage of his bill out of the Judiciary Committee in a unanimous vote last year. If signed into law, this legislation (https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-durbin-reintroduce-bill-combatting-online-child-sexual-abuse-material/) would crack down on egregious cases of child exploitati...