HAWLEY'S LEGISLATION COMBATING CHILD EXPLOITATION PASSES OUT OF COMMITTEE, INCLUDED IN RECONCILIATION

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Josh Hawley issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) provision to crack down on child exploitation advanced (https://outreach.senate.gov/iqextranet/iqClickTrk.aspx?&cid=SenHawley&crop=15406.11605678.9259042.8424141&report_id=&redirect=https%3a%2f%2fwww.nytimes.com%2f2026%2f05%2f19%2ftechnology%2fsenate-republicans-funding-combat-online-child-abuse.html&redir_log=503668753526715) out of the Senate Homeland Security Committee as a part of the GOP reconciliation bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Senator Hawley successfully included his language to allocate $108.5 million for hiring 200 child exploitation investigators and forensic analysts. Currently, DHS ha...