Max Baucus of Montana and Mark Pryor of Arkansas, two senate democrats, officially introduced the "Cyber Safety for Kids Act of 2006".

The new bill would push for the Bush administration to create an ".xxx" domain, which would be reserved specifically for pornographic web sites.

The two senators believe that this way parents will be able to easily filter and eliminate what kids can and cannot view on the Internet.

"While the Internet is an exceptional learning tool, it allows children the same easy access to websites about space shuttles as it does for pornography," said Senator Baucus, adding that violators would be subject to a hefty fine.

The two senators hope that the U.S. Department of Commerce and ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, can work together to make sure that minors are shielded from adult content.

The legislation will have a hard road, especially with many public interest groups ready to rally against the creation of the virtual red-light district. During last summer, ICANN initially went along with an .xxx domain, but was met with heavy criticism that forced the organization to hold off any decisions since last December.

This news article was written on March 18, 2006, quoting ABC.