Sen. Mike Lee Introduces Bill to Expand Utah’s Anti-Porn AV Law Nationwide

U.S. Senator Mike Lee speaking with attendees at the 2019 Teen Student Action Summit
Photo: Gage Skidmore – Wikimedia Commons

WASHINGTON — Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Tuesday re-introduced his proposal for a federal age-verification law that would expand Utah’s anti-porn legislation, promoted by religious conservatives, to the entire United States.

Lee named his proposal the Shielding Children’s Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net (SCREEN) Act.

Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) is sponsoring the companion bill in the House of Representatives.

Lee’s office called the SCREEN Act “a step toward safeguarding minors from the pervasive threat of online pornographic content.”

The text of the bill explicitly mentions the failure of previous attempts to censor adult content, which repeatedly failed on Free Speech constitutional grounds at the Supreme Court level.

“Advancements in technology since the Supreme Court last addressed this matter reveal a stark reality…

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