Stop Comstock Act
H.R. 2029119th Congress

Stop Comstock Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Becca Balint (D-VT-At Large)17 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Mar 11, 2025

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stop Comstock Act.

(a) Title 18

Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in section 552—

(A) by striking or indecent; and

(B) by striking or means for procuring abortion, or other articles of indecent or immoral use or tendency,;

(2) in section 1461—

(A) by striking Every obscene, lewd, lascivious and all that follows through Is declared and inserting All obscene materials are declared;

(B) by striking or section 3001(e) of title 39; and

(C) by striking The term indecent and all that follows through assassination.; and

(3) in section 1462—

(A) in the first undesignated paragraph—

(i) by striking section 230(e)(2) each place that term appears and inserting section 230(f)(2); and

(ii) by striking commerce— and all that follows through things may be obtained or made and inserting commerce any obscene material; and

(B) in the second undesignated paragraph, by striking matter or thing the carriage or importation of and inserting material.

(b) Tariff act of 1930

Section 305(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1305(a)) is amended—

(1) by striking or immoral and all that follows through unlawful abortion; and

(2) by striking Provided, That the drugs and all that follows through Provided further, That the Secretary and inserting Provided, That the Secretary.

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