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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 148
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation or
transportation of child sex dolls, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 9, 2023
Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. GOSAR,
Mr. POSEY, and Mr. RUTHERFORD) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the im-
portation or transportation of child sex dolls, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jurists United to Stop
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Trafficking Imitation Child Exploitation Act of 2023’’ or
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the ‘‘JUSTICE Act of 2023’’.
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
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The Congress finds as follows:
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(1) There is a correlation between possession of
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the obscene dolls, and robots, and possession of and
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participation in child pornography.
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(2) The physical features, and potentially the
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‘‘personalities’’ of the robots are customizable or
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morphable and can resemble actual children.
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(3) Some owners and makers of the robots have
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made their children interact with the robots as if the
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robots are members of the family.
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(4) The robots can have settings that simulate
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rape.
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(5) The dolls and robots not only lead to rape,
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but they make rape easier by teaching the rapist
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about how to overcome resistance and subdue the
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victim.
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(6) For users and children exposed to their use,
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the dolls and robots normalize submissiveness and
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normalize sex between adults and minors.
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(7) As the Supreme Court has recognized, ob-
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scene material is often used as part of a method of
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seducing child victims.
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(8) The dolls and robots are intrinsically related
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to abuse of minors, and they cause the exploitation,
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objectification, abuse, and rape of minors.
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SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION OR TRANSPOR-
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TATION OF CHILD SEX DOLLS.
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Section 1462 of title 18, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) in paragraph (a), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
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end;
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(2) in paragraph (b), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
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end;
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (c) the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(d) any child sex doll; or’’; and
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(4) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘In this section, the term ‘child sex doll’ means an
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anatomically correct doll, mannequin, or robot, with the
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features of, or with features that resemble those of, a
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minor, intended for use in sexual acts.’’.
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