THE BlLL - H.R. 4472 

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H.R.4472
Title: An act to protect children from sexual exploitation and violent crime, to prevent child abuse and child pornography, to promote Internet safety, and to honor the memory of Adam Walsh and other child crime victims.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 12/8/2005)      Cosponsors (37)
Related Bills: H.R.3132, H.R.3133, H.R.4905
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-248 [GPO: Text, PDF]

SUMMARY AS OF:
3/8/2006--Passed House, amended.    (There is 1 other summary)

Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2006 - Title I: Sex Offender Registration And Notification Act - Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act - (Sec. 102) Declares as the purpose of this Act the establishment of a comprehensive national system for the registration of sex offenders to protect the public from sex offenders and offenders against children.

Subtitle A: Jacob Wetterling Sex Offender Registration and Notification Program (Sec. 111) Defines "sex offender" as an individual who was convicted of, or adjudicated as a juvenile delinquent for, a sex offense. Establishes three tiers of sex offenders based upon the term of imprisonment applicable to the offense involved, prior offenses, and other factors.

(Sec. 112) Requires each state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and each federally-recognized Indian tribe (jurisdictions) to maintain a sex offender registry.

(Sec. 113) Requires a sex offender to: (1) register, and keep such registration current, in each jurisdiction in which the offender was convicted, resides, is an employee, or is a student; (2) initially register before completing a prison term or not later than five days after sentencing; and (3) give notice of any change of residence, employment, or student status within three days. Requires all jurisdictions, except federally-recognized Indian tribes, to enact criminal penalties for sex offenders who fail to comply with registration requirements.

(Sec. 114) Sets forth the information which sex offenders and jurisdictions must include in a sex offender registry, including the name and physical description of the sex offender, social security number, current residence, place of employment, place where the sex offender is a student, a photograph, fingerprints and palm prints, a DNA sample, a photocopy of a valid driver's license or identification card, and a criminal history.

(Sec. 115) Specifies the periods for which sex offenders must maintain a registration based upon their tier.

(Sec. 116) Requires sex offenders to appear in person periodically to verify information in sex offender registries.

(Sec 117) Sets forth requirements for notification to sex offenders of their duty to register.

(Sec. 118) Establishes the Jessica Lunsford Address Verification Program to verify the residence addresses of sex offenders on a regular basis.

(Sec. 119) Directs the Attorney General to: (1) maintain a national database at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to be known as the National Sex Offender Registry; and (2) ensure that updated information about a sex offender is transmitted electronically to all relevant jurisdictions.

(Sec. 120) Establishes the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website to provide public access to relevant sex offender information.

(Sec. 121) Requires each jurisdiction to provide Internet access to all information about each sex offender in the registry, except an offender's social security number, the identity of any victim, or other information exempted by the Attorney General. Exempts information about a tier one sex offender convicted as a juvenile (to the extent authorized by the Attorney General).

(Sec. 122) Establishes the Megan Nicole Kanka and Alexandra Nicole Zapp Community Program to provide notification of a sex offender registration to: (1) the Attorney General for inclusion in the National Sex Offender Registry; (2) appropriate law enforcement agencies and each school and public housing agency in each area in which an offender resides, is employed, or is a student; (3) each jurisdiction from or to which a change of residence, work, or student status occurs; (4) any agency that conducts employment-related background checks under the National Child Protection Act of 1993; (5) child welfare agencies; (6) volunteer organizations in which contact with minors or other vulnerable individuals might occur; and (7) the community at large.

(Sec. 123) Requires an appropriate official to notify the Attorney General and appropriate state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies of any failure by a sex offender to comply with registry requirements.

(Sec. 124) Grants immunity from liability to the federal government and jurisdictions and their political subdivisions for good faith conduct under this title.

(Sec. 125) Directs the Attorney General to develop and support computer software to establish, maintain, publish, and share sex offender registries.

(Sec. 126) Requires the Department of Justice to take over the duties imposed by this title for jurisdictions that do not have a minimally sufficient sex offender registration program.

(Sec. 127) Requires jurisdictions to implement the provisions of this title not later than two years after enactment of this Act.

(Sec. 128) Imposes a funding penalty on jurisdictions that fail to implement the requirements imposed by this title.

(Sec. 129) Directs the Attorney General to establish and implement a Sex Offender Management Assistance program, under which a jurisdiction may receive a grant to offset the costs of implementing this title and a bonus payment if compliance with registration requirements occurs within two years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2008.

(Sec. 130) Directs the Attorney General to carry out a demonstration project on the use of electronic monitoring devices in sex offender management programs.

(Sec. 131) Provides for bonus payments to states that implement electronic monitoring of sex offenders.

(Sec. 132) Directs the Attorney General to provide access to national crime information databases by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and governmental social service agencies with child protection responsibilities.

(Sec. 133) Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to provide limited legal immunity to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the performance of its CyberTipline responsibilities.

(Sec. 134) Directs the Bureau of Prisons to establish residential and non-residential programs for sex offenders. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 135) Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to: (1) study the feasibility of using driver's license registration processes as additional registration requirements for sex offenders and to report to the Judiciary Committees of Congress on such study; and (2) evaluate the effectiveness and costs of certain Nevada statutes for registering sex offenders.

(Sec. 136) Directs the Attorney General to provide technical assistance to jurisdictions to help identify and locate sex offenders relocated due to a major disaster.

(Sec. 137) Allows federally-recognized Indian tribes to elect to carryout the provisions of this subtitle or to delegate its functions under this subtitle to another jurisdiction.

(Sec. 138) Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish and maintain a system for informing jurisdictions about persons entering the United States who are required to register as sex offenders: (2) conduct a study of risk-based sex offender classification systems; and (3) study the effectiveness of monitoring and restricting the activities of sex offenders to reduce the occurrence of repeat offenses.

Subtitle B: Criminal Law Enforcement of Registration Requirements - (Sec. 151) Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or term of imprisonment for up to 20 years on sex offenders who knowingly fail to to register as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. Imposes a 10-year prison term for making false statements while registering as a sex offender. Makes registration as a sex offender under this Act a mandatory condition of probation and supervised release.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to include sex offenses as defined by this Act in categories of conduct punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

(Sec. 152) Directs the Attorney General to assist jurisdictions in locating and apprehending sex offenders who violate sex offender registration requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2008.

(Sec. 153) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (OCCSSA) to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to assist in enforcing sex offender registration requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2008.

(Sec. 154) Prohibits: (1) the use of a controlled substance to facilitate a sex offense; and (2) the use of the Internet to distribute a date rape drug.

(Sec. 156) Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants for assistance in prosecuting cases cleared through use of funds for DNA backlog elimination. Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2010.

(Sec. 157) Directs the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to law enforcement agencies to combat sexual abuse of children. Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2008.

(Sec. 158) Directs the Attorney General to: (1) expand training and technology efforts to respond to the threat posed by sex offenders who use the Internet and technology to solicit or otherwise exploit children; (2) report to Congress on such efforts not later than July 1, 2006, with recommendations. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 159) Requires the revocation of probation or supervised released for criminal defendants who commit a felony crime of violence or a crime of violence against, or other offense involving unlawful sexual contact with, a person under age 18.

Subtitle C: Office on Sexual Violence and Crimes Against Children - (Sec. 161) Establishes within the Department of Justice an Office on Sexual Violence and Crimes against Children to: (1) administer standards for sex offender registration and notification programs; (2) administer grant programs relating to sex offender registration and notification; and (3) provide assistance to states, localities, tribal governments, and other entities relating to sex offender registration or notifications or other measures to protect children and the general public from sexual abuse or exploitation.

Title II: DNA Fingerprinting - (Sec. 201) Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to permit the Attorney General to collect DNA samples from individuals who are detained or convicted.

(Sec. 202) Directs the Attorney General, in carrying out Acts of Congress relating to DNA databases, to give appropriate consideration to the need for the collection and testing of DNA to stop violent predators against children.

(Sec. 203) Expresses the sense of Congress that states should enact the model code on investigating missing persons and deaths. Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the extent to which states have implemented it.

Title III: Prevention And Deterrence Of Crimes Against Children - (Sec. 301) Amends the federal criminal code to establish mandatory minimum sentences for crimes against individuals under age 18 involving: (1) violence resulting in death; (2) kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, or maiming; and (3) serious bodily injury.

(Sec. 302) Amends the federal judicial code to deny jurisdiction in habeas corpus proceedings if the error in sentencing alleged by the applicant: (1) is found to be harmless or not prejudicial in state court proceedings; (2) was not presented in the state court proceedings; or (3) is found to be procedurally barred.

(Sec. 303) Grants crime victims the right to be heard at habeas corpus proceedings.

(Sec. 304) Directs the Attorney General to study the establishment of a nationwide interstate tracking system of persons convicted of, or under investigation for, child abuse.

Title IV: Protection Against Sexual Exploitation Of Children - (Sec. 401) Increases or adds minimum mandatory criminal sentences for: (1) aggravated sexual abuse of children; (2) abusive sexual contact with children; (3) sexual abuse resulting in the death of a child under age 12; (4) sexual exploitation of children; and (5) sex trafficking of children.

Imposes mandatory life imprisonment for repeat sex offenses for travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, illicit sexual conduct in foreign places, or use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor.

(Sec. 402) Expresses the sense of Congress that it is a crime to attempt to entice a minor into unlawful sexual activity, even if a perpetrator's belief that a targeted individual is under 18 is incorrect.

(Sec. 403) Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations for child sexual abuse prevention programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY2007-FY2011.

Title V: Foster Child Protection And Child Sexual Predator Deterrence - (Sec. 501) Amends part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require, effective October 1, 2006, background checks before approval of foster or adoptive placements, including checks of national crime information databases and state child abuse registries.

Suspends as of September 30, 2005, and eliminates entirely on October 1, 2008, the option afforded to states not to provide procedures for criminal records checks for prospective foster or adoptive parents under the federal foster care and adoption assistance payment program.

(Sec. 502) Directs the Attorney General to conduct fingerprint-based checks of the national crime information databases (and, where possible, state criminal history databases) upon requests submitted by a child welfare agency for background checks of individuals under consideration as prospective foster or adoptive parents or for an investigation of abuse or neglect of a minor. Places limits on the disclosure of information from such background checks.

(Sec. 503) Imposes minimum mandatory sentences of: (1) five years for coercion and enticement of individuals to travel in interstate commerce to engage in prostitution or other criminal sexual activity; and (2) 10 years for coercion and enticement of an individual under the age of 18.

(Sec. 504) Increases criminal penalties and imposes minimum mandatory sentences for: (1) crimes involving the transportation of individuals under age 18 across state lines and in foreign places to engage in prostitution or other illicit sexual activity; and (2) aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, and abusive sexual contact.

(Sec. 506) Requires felons or convicted sex offenders to agree, as a condition of probation or supervised release, to searches of their persons or property by law enforcement or probation officers with reasonable suspicion of a violation of a condition of probation or unlawful conduct.

(Sec. 507) Expands the definition of the federal crime of kidnapping to include offenders who travel in interstate or foreign commerce or who use the mail or any means, facility, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce in committing or in furtherance of the commission of the offense.

(Sec. 508) Abrogates the confidential marital communication privilege and the adverse spousal privilege in federal proceedings involving a spouse charged with a crime against a child of either spouse or a child under the custody or control of either spouse.

(Sec. 509) Includes felony child abuse or neglect as a crime punishable in Indian country jurisdictions.

(Sec. 510) Establishes procedures for the civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons relating to the institution of proceedings, medical examinations, hearings and determinations, and discharges.

(Sec. 511) Directs the Attorney General to: (1) make grants to jurisdictions for civil commitment programs for sexually dangerous persons; and (2) report to the Judiciary Committees of Congress annually, beginning in 2008, on the progress of jurisdictions in implementing civil commitment programs and the rate of sexually violent offenses for each jurisdiction. Prohibits grants for transitional housing for sexually dangerous persons in locations where minors or other vulnerable individuals are likely to come into contact with such a person. Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2009.

(Sec. 512) Imposes minimum mandatory sentences for sex trafficking of children.

(Sec. 513) Increases criminal penalties for sexual abuse of wards.

(Sec. 514) Eliminates the statute of limitations for prosecutions of child abduction and felony sex offenses against children.

(Sec. 515 Increases failure to report child abuse to a Class A (currently, Class B) misdemeanor.

Title VI: Child Pornography Prevention - (Sec. 603) Amends the federal criminal code to imposes new recordkeeping requirements for individuals who produce simulated sexually explicit materials and distribute such materials in interstate commerce.

(Sec. 604) Requires, in any criminal proceeding: (1) the Government or the court to maintain the care, custody, and control of any child pornography materials; and (2) the court to deny a defendant's request to copy child pornography materials as long as the Government makes such materials reasonably available to the defendant.

(Sec. 605) Revises criminal and civil forfeiture provisions for certain child exploitation and obscenity offenses.

(Sec. 606) Prohibits the production of obscene materials for sale or distribution in interstate commerce.

(Sec. 607) Authorizes a court to provide reasonable compensation and payment of expenses for a guardian ad litem to represent children who are victims of sexual abuse or exploitation.

Title VII: Court Security - (Sec. 701) Requires the U.S. Marshals Service to consult with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on a continuing basis regarding judicial branch security requirements.

(Sec. 702) Authorizes additional appropriations in FY2006-FY2010 for the U.S. Marshals Service to protect the judiciary.

(Sec. 703) Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) the filing of a false lien against the real or personal property of a federal official; and (2) the public disclosure of restricted personal information about a federal official, public safety officer, juror or witness, or a family member of such individuals, with the intent that such information be used to intimidate or facilitate a crime of violence against such individuals and their family members.

(Sec. 705) Directs the Attorney General to report to the Judiciary Committees of Congress on the security of U.S. attorneys who prosecute terrorists, violent criminal gangs, drug and gun traffickers, and other criminals.

(Sec. 706) Imposes criminal penalties for flight to avoid prosecution for killing certain law enforcement officers.

(Sec. 707) Imposes increased criminal penalties for murder, kidnapping, and other crimes against federal judges and federal law enforcement officers.

(Sec. 708) Authorizes federal judges and Justice Department employees who represent the United States in a court of law to carry firearms.

(Sec. 709) Increases criminal penalties for assaulting a federal officer.

(Sec. 710) Prohibits killing, or attempting or conspiring to kill, a current or former federally-funded public safety officer engaged in official duties or on account of the current or past performance of such duties.

(Sec. 711) Revises: (1) provisions relating to the crime of influencing or injuring a juror or an officer in a judicial proceeding; and (2) the penalties for such crime.

(Sec. 712) Increases criminal penalties for tampering with, or retaliating against, a witness, victim, or criminal informant.

(Sec. 714) Provides for federal prosecution of intimidation of and retaliation against witnesses in state criminal proceedings.

(Sec. 715) Revises the venue provision for bringing prosecutions for retaliation against a witness in a criminal proceeding.

(Sec. 716) Prohibits the possession of dangerous weapons in federal court facilities.

(Sec. 717) Increases minimum mandatory sentences for murder and manslaughter.

(Sec. 718) Amends the OCCSSA to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to create and expand witness protection programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2010.

(Sec. 719) Directs the Attorney General to make grants to state courts for: (1) court security and emergency preparedness; and (2) threat assessment databases. Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2009.

(Sec. 721) Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1998 to authorize grants to create and expand witness and victim protection programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2010.

(Sec. 722) Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to states and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies for juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs. Requires grant recipients to make progress reports to the Director by May 1 of each year and the Director to report to Congress by July 1 of each year on the grant program. Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2008.

(Sec. 723) Extends eligibility for certain Justice Department Grant programs and programs for armor vests and child abuse prevention to state and local court agencies.

Title VIII: Reduction And Prevention Of Gang Violence - (Sec. 801) Revises provisions relating to criminal street gangs to: (1) prohibit gang crimes committed for the purpose of furthering gang activities or for gaining entrance or maintaining or increasing a position in a gang; (2) define "criminal street gang" as a formal or informal group or association of three or more individuals, who commit two or more gang crimes; (3) define "gang crime" as any violation of federal criminal law punishable by imprisonment for more than one year involving certain crimes of violence, drug crimes, and weapons crimes.

(Sec. 802) Increases penalties for interstate and foreign travel or transportation in aid of racketeering.

(Sec. 803) Amends the carjacking provisions of the federal criminal code to: (1) eliminate the element of intent to cause death or serious bodily harm; (2) punish conspirators as principals; and (3) increase penalties for such crime.

Revises the prohibition against illegal gun transfers to commit drug trafficking or violent crimes and increases the penalty for such crime.

Revises sentencing provisions requiring criminal defendants to limit criminal associations to include defendants in criminal street gang prosecutions.

Increases to 20 years the term of imprisonment for conspiracy to commit an offense or to defraud the United States.

(Sec. 804) Revises the prohibition against using interstate commerce facilities to commit murder-for-hire to include other felony crimes of violence, including kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, maiming, or assault. Increases the terms of imprisonment for such crimes.

(Sec. 805) Revises the prohibition against violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity and increases penalties for such crimes.

(Sec. 806) Prohibits the commission of a crime of violence during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.

(Sec. 807) Prohibits traveling in, or using facilities of interstate or foreign commerce, with the intent that two or more intentional homicides be committed in violation of federal or state law.

(Sec. 808) Expands the definition of "racketeering activity" to include criminal acts or threats that would be chargeable if committed in Indian country or other federal jurisdiction.

(Sec. 809) Includes certain firearms offenses as predicate crimes in making determinations involving release or detention of a defendant pending trial.

(Sec. 810) Revises the venue rule for capital cases to allow trials in any district in which the offense began, continued, or was completed, or in any district in which activities relating to the offense occurred if such activities affected interstate or foreign commerce.

(Sec. 811) Extends the statute of limitations for a noncapital felony, crime of violence, including racketeering activity or violent gang crime, to 15 years.

(Sec. 812) Amends the federal rules of evidence to allow, as an exception to the hearsay rule, the admission into evidence of statements offered against a party who has engaged or acquiesced in wrongdoing.

(Sec. 813) Amends the federal criminal code to allow the prosecution as adults of juveniles who commit a specified crime of violence after reaching age 16. Denies judicial review of any decision to prosecute such juveniles as adults.

(Sec. 814) Increase criminal penalties for illegal aliens, including aliens previously ordered removed, who commit a crime of violence or a drug trafficking offense.

(Sec. 815) Directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) with information on aliens subject to removal or who have signed a voluntary departure agreement. Requires the Attorney General to include records of violations of immigration laws in the NCIC database.

(Sec. 816) Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to study and report to Congress on the connection between illegal immigration and gang membership and activity.

Title IX: Increased Federal Resources To Prevent At-Risk Youth From Joining Illegal Street Gangs - (Sec. 901) Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to: (1) hire additional prosecutors and fund resources to assist such prosecutors in combating violent youth crimes; and (2) reauthorize the gang resistance education and training projects program for FY2006-FY2010.

(Sec. 903) Amends OCCSSA to direct the Attorney General to award grants to state and local courts and agencies to monitor and provide treatment for criminal offenders returning to the community. Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2009.

Title X: Crime Prevention - (Sec. 1001) Amends OCCSSA to authorize the Attorney General to provide a grant to a national private, non-profit organization with expertise in promoting crime prevention through public outreach and media campaigns. Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2010.

(Sec. 1002) Justice for Crime Victims Family Act - Directs the Attorney General to report to the Judiciary Committees of Congress on measures needed to improve the ability of federal, state, and local investigators to solve homicides and homicides involving missing persons and unidentified human remains. Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2010.

Title XI: National Child Abuse And Neglect Registry Act - National Child Abuse and Neglect Registry Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create a national registry of substantiated cases of child abuse or neglect and to establish standards for the dissemination of information in such registry.

MAJOR ACTIONS:

12/8/2005	Introduced/originated in House
3/8/2006	Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
7/20/2006	Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
7/27/2006	Signed by President.
7/27/2006	Became Public Law No: 109-248 [Text, PDF]

ALL ACTIONS:

12/8/2005:

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

12/8/2005:

Referred to House Judiciary

12/8/2005:

Referred to House Ways and Means

3/8/2006 11:07am:

Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

3/8/2006 11:08am:

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H657-692)

3/8/2006 11:55am:

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H658-676)

3/8/2006 11:55am:

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

3/9/2006:

Received in the Senate.

3/16/2006:

Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

3/27/2006:

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 379.

7/20/2006:

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8012-8031)

7/20/2006:

S.AMDT.4686 Amendment SA 4686 proposed by Senator Hatch. (consideration: CR S8012)
In the nature of a substitute.

7/20/2006:

S.AMDT.4686 Amendment SA 4686 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

7/20/2006:

Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.

7/20/2006:

S.AMDT.4687 Amendment SA 4687 proposed by Senator Frist. (consideration: CR S8031; text: CR S8031)
To amend the title.

7/20/2006:

S.AMDT.4687 Amendment SA 4687 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

7/21/2006:

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

7/25/2006 11:41am:

Mr. Sensenbrenner moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H5705-5731)

7/25/2006 12:16pm:

On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H5705-5722)

7/25/2006 12:16pm:

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

7/25/2006:

Cleared for White House.

7/26/2006:

Presented to President.

7/27/2006:

Signed by President.

7/27/2006:

Became Public Law No: 109-248.

TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)

• SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED:
  Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2005
  Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act

• SHORT TITLE(S) AS PASSED HOUSE:
  Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2006
  Justice for Crime Victims Family Act
  National Child Abuse and Neglect Registry Act
  Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act

• SHORT TITLE(S) AS PASSED SENATE:
  Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
  Justice for Crime Victims Family Act
  Masha's Law
  Mentoring Matches for Youth Act of 2006
  National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Reauthorization Act of 2006
  Schools Safely Acquiring Faculty Excellence Act of 2006
  Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act

• OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
  To protect children, to secure the safety of judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, to reduce and prevent gang violence, and for other purposes.

• OFFICIAL TITLE AS AMENDED BY SENATE:
  An act to protect children from sexual exploitation and violent crime, to prevent child abuse and child pornography, to promote Internet safety, and to honor the memory of Adam Walsh and other child crime victims.

COSPONSORS(37), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Baker, Richard H. [LA-6] - 2/8/2006	Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] - 2/8/2006
Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] - 12/13/2005	Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] - 2/8/2006
Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] - 12/13/2005	Rep Capito, Shelley Moore [WV-2] - 12/13/2005
Rep Chandler, Ben [KY-6] - 3/8/2006	Rep Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [AL-5] - 2/14/2006
Rep DeLay, Tom [TX-22] - 2/1/2006	Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] - 12/13/2005
Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] - 12/13/2005	Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] - 12/13/2005
Rep Gibbons, Jim [NV-2] - 12/13/2005	Rep Gillmor, Paul E. [OH-5] - 12/13/2005
Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] - 12/13/2005	Rep Graves, Sam [MO-6] - 12/13/2005
Rep Green, Mark [WI-8] - 12/13/2005	Rep Harris, Katherine [FL-13] - 12/13/2005
Rep Hart, Melissa A. [PA-4] - 12/15/2005	Rep Kennedy, Mark R. [MN-6] - 12/13/2005
Rep Kline, John [MN-2] - 12/13/2005	Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 2/1/2006
Rep McMorris, Cathy [WA-5] - 3/8/2006	Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] - 12/13/2005
Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] - 12/13/2005	Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] - 12/13/2005
Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND] - 12/15/2005	Rep Porter, Jon C. [NV-3] - 12/13/2005
Rep Reichert, David G. [WA-8] - 2/8/2006	Rep Reynolds, Thomas M. [NY-26] - 2/14/2006
Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-40] - 12/13/2005	Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] - 2/8/2006
Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] - 2/8/2006	Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] - 2/8/2006
Rep Weldon, Curt [PA-7] - 2/1/2006	Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-8] - 12/13/2005
Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1] - 2/14/2006

COMMITTEE(S):

Committee/Subcommittee:		Activity:
House Judiciary		Referral
House Ways and Means		Referral

RELATED BILL DETAILS:  (additional related bills may be indentified in Status)

Bill:	Relationship:
H.R.3132	Related bill identified by CRS
H.R.3133	Related bill identified by CRS
H.R.4905	Related bill identified by CRS

AMENDMENT(S):

1. S.AMDT.4686 to H.R.4472 In the nature of a substitute.
Sponsor: Sen Hatch, Orrin G. [UT] (introduced 7/20/2006)      Cosponsors (25)
Latest Major Action: 7/20/2006 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 4686 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

2. S.AMDT.4687 to H.R.4472 To amend the title.
Sponsor: Sen Frist, William H. [TN] (introduced 7/20/2006)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/20/2006 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 4687 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.