Supporting Internet safety awareness.

Urges U.S. citizens to recognize and support educational programs that make surfing the Internet safe. Supports initiatives to educate parents, children, educators, and community leaders about the enormous possibilities and potential dangers of the Internet. Urges all Americans to become informed about the Internet and to support proactive efforts to provide Internet safety for children and future generations. Expresses the appreciation of the House of Representative for all law enforcement officials working to protect America's children when they are online.

[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 575 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 575

                 Supporting Internet safety awareness.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 12, 2000

   Mr. Goode (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte) submitted the following 
      resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
                 Supporting Internet safety awareness.

Whereas the Internet provides citizens of the United States with the technology 
        for research, education, entertainment, and communication;
Whereas millions of Americans, many school libraries and classrooms, and many 
        public libraries are connected to the Internet;
Whereas more than 1 out of 5 missing 15- to 17-year-old teenagers have 
        disappeared because of someone they met while chatting on the Internet;
Whereas there are an estimated 10,000 Internet websites designed for or by 
        individuals who have a sexual preference for children;
Whereas there are an estimated 200 million pages of pornography, hate, violence, 
        and abuse on the Internet;
Whereas there are multitudes of strangers who use the Internet to enter homes, 
        talk to and ``groom'' children, and will take indecent advantages of 
        those children if given a chance;
Whereas children have been raped, assaulted, kidnapped, and deprived of their 
        innocence by individuals they met on the Internet; and
Whereas September 2000 is Internet Safety Awareness Month: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) urges the citizens of the United States to recognize 
        and support educational programs that make surfing on the 
        Internet safe and fun;
            (2) supports initiatives to educate parents, children, 
        educators, and community leaders about the enormous 
        possibilities and the potential dangers of the Internet; and
            (3) urges all Americans to become informed about the 
        Internet and to support proactive efforts that will provide 
        Internet safety for children and for future generations to 
        come.
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