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Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextA bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the carriage of child pornography by video service providers, to protect children from online predators, and to restrict the sale or purchase of children's personal information in interstate commerce. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue regulations requiring video services to prevent child pornography. Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to triple the fines on providers of electronic communication services or remote computing services who knowingly and willfully fail to report child pornography. Requires warning labels for websites depicting sexually explicit material. Deleting Online Predators Act of 2007 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require schools and libraries that receive universal service support to enforce a policy that: (1) prohibits access to a commercial [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/30/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 121. Bill TextA resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner for its Imperial Armed Forces' coercion of young women into sexual slavery, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II. 7/30/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the government of Japan should: (1) formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility for its Imperial Armed Force's coercion of young women into sexual slavery (comfort women) during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II; (2) have this official and public apology presented by the Prime Minister [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Aliens, Child abuse, Child labor, Child pornography, Children, Civil rights, Computer crimes, Conspiracy, Criminal justice, Families, Forced labor, Immigrants, Immigration, Kidnapping, Married people, Parents, Pornography, Prostitution, Rape, Sex crimes, Sex offenders, Slavery, Technology, Visas
Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Bill TextTo prohibit a convicted sex offender from obtaining approval of immigration petitions filed by the offender on behalf of family members. 1/9/2007--Introduced. Sex Offender Visa Loophole Elimination Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit a convicted U.S.-citizen sex offender from filing a family-based immigration petition. Defines "sex offense" and "specified offense against a minor." Prohibits approval of a fiance/fiancee or waiting nonimmigrant spouse visa petition filed by a convicted sex offender.
Also tagged in: Adoption, Alaska, Authorization, Budgets, Child abuse, Child health, Children, Confidential communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Crime prevention, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drug abuse treatment, Drugs and youth, Education, Employee selection, Families, Family violence, Federal aid to Indians, Federal aid to law enforcement, Forensic medicine, Foster home care, Government information, Governmental investigations, Higher education, Indian children, Indian law enforcement, Indian medical care, Indians, Labor, Law, Medical care, Medical education, Medicine, Mental health services, Minorities, Parent and child, Parental consent, Pediatrics, Personnel records, Physical examinations, Prosecution, Recidivists, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Telecommunication, Telemedicine, Victims of crimes, Welfare
Latest Action: 06/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextA bill to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to identify and remove barriers to reducing child abuse, to provide for examinations of certain children, and for other purposes. 5/25/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007 - (Sec. 4) Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to require a local law enforcement or local child protective services agency's final written report on the investigation of any child abuse allegation to include any federal, state, or tribal final conviction. Requires transmission of a copy of the report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Requires the FBI to maintain a record of each written report in a manner accessible to: (1) a local law enforcement agency that requires the information to carry out an official duty; and (2) any agency requesting the information [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/21/2008 - Received in the House. Bill TextA bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. 5/20/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2008 or the KIDS Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act to require a convicted sex offender to provide for inclusion in the National Sex Offender Registry any electronic mail address or other designation the sex offender uses or will use for self-identification or routing in Internet communication or posting (online identifiers). Grants the Attorney General authority to specify the time and manner for reporting of other changes in registration information, including additions or changes of online identifiers. Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for any person who is required to register as a convicted sex offender to knowingly fail to provide online identifiers for inclusion [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5174-5175) Bill TextA bill to abolish the death penalty under Federal law. 1/31/2007--Introduced. Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2007 - Repeals death penalty provisions for a wide range of homicide-related offenses under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act, and other statutes relating to aircraft hijacking, espionage and treason, and offenses punished under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Prohibits the sentencing to death or execution of any person for any violation of federal law after the enactment of this Act. Commutes death penalties imposed prior to the enactment of this Act to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
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Latest Action: 06/12/2007 - Mr. Butterfield moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended. Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month. 6/12/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Supports the goals and ideals of recognizing National Internet Safety Month. Recognizes that the month provides U.S. citizens an opportunity to learn more about Internet dangers and the importance of being safe and responsible online. Commends and recognizes national and community organizations for promoting Internet danger awareness and helping develop critical thinking and decision-making skills that are needed to use the Internet safely. Calls for increased efforts to raise awareness for the need for online safety in the United States.
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Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1714-1715) Bill TextA bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. 2/7/2007--Introduced. Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act of 2007 or the SAFE Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the reporting requirements of electronic communication and remote computing service providers with respect to violations of child sexual exploitation and pornography laws. Requires such service providers, in reporting violations of such laws to the CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to provide: (1) information on the Internet identity of a suspected sex offender, including the electronic mail address, website address, uniform resource locator, or other identifying information; (2) the time child pornography was uploaded or discovered; (3) geographic location information for the offender; and (4) images of such child pornography.[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Budgets, Case management, Child abuse, Child development, Child welfare, Children, Congressional reporting requirements, Courts, Criminal justice, Data banks, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Evaluation research (Social action programs), Families, Family services, Foster home care, Government information, Government paperwork, Grants-in-aid, Infants, Job training, Judges, Law, Medical care, Medicine, Mental health services, Nonprofit organizations, Parent and child, Psychotherapy, Social services, Technology, Welfare
Latest Action: 03/26/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report. Bill TextA bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to improve the health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center, to assist local Court Teams, and for other purposes. 3/26/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Safe Babies Act of 2007 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award a grant to a national early childhood development organization to establish a National Court Teams Resource Center to: (1) promote the well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers and their families; (2) help prevent the recurrence of abuse and neglect of children; (3) promote timely reunification of families [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Business records, Child pornography, Children, Civil liberties, Computer crimes, Correctional personnel, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Data banks, Directories, Electronic mail systems, Evidence (Law), Ex-offenders, Executive departments, Fines (Penalties), Fraud, Government information, Government paperwork, Identification devices, Internet, Law, Liability (Law), Money laundering, Probation, Right of privacy, Sentencing guidelines, Sex offenders, Smart cards, Technology, Telecommunication, Telecommunication industry, U.S. Sentencing Commission, Web sites
Latest Action: 11/15/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextA bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. 11/14/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007 or the KIDS Act of 2007 - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 to: (1) evaluate and purchase Internet filtering and monitoring programs and devices; (2) train probation officers in the use of such programs and devices and in the supervision of sex offenders; and (3) hire probation officers and other personnel as required to supervise convicted sex offenders effectively.Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include as discretionary conditions for the probation and supervised release of a convicted sex offender restricted access to the Internet and monitoring of computers used by such offender by a probation officer; (2) impose a fine and/or prison term of [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/31/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired, and for other purposes. 7/31/2008--Introduced. Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2008 - Requires states and local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) obtain an FBI background check on individuals prior to offering them employment as school employees; and (2) if the check identifies them as sexual predators, report their application to local law enforcement. Prohibits states or LEAs from hiring individuals as: (1) school employees if they have been convicted of a crime of violence or other felony; or (2) school bus drivers if they have been convicted of, or pled guilty to, drunk driving or a serious moving violation. Withholds funds available to states for planning and administration and to LEAs as subgrants under part A of title II (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals) [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Budgets, Case management, Child abuse, Child health, Child nutrition, Child welfare, Children, Criminal justice, Day care, Education, Educational accountability, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Families, Federal aid to education, Fees, Food, Health policy, Homeless, Housing, Medical care, Medicine, Parent-school relationships, Performance measurement, Preschool education, School health programs, School-age child care, Secondary education, Single-parent families, Social services, Welfare, Working poor
Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Bill TextTo authorize grants to local educational agencies to develop and implement coordinated services programs. 7/15/2008--Introduced. Coordinate to Educate Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award: (1) grants of up to three years to local educational agencies (LEAs) to collaborate with health and social service agencies to develop school-linked coordinated service programs for children and families on or near school sites; and (2) grants of up to two years to LEAs to implement such programs pursuant to interagency service delivery plans that have been approved by the Secretary. Requires program services to be available to all children and families in the service area and, where appropriate, paid for on a sliding scale. Directs the Secretary, in awarding grants, to give special consideration to areas with high proportions of educationally at-risk students and areas that have a large number of single parent or two-parent, working families.
Also tagged in: Budgets, Child safety, Criminal justice, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Families, Federal aid to education, Internet, Parent and child, Pornography, Secondary education, Social networks, Technology, Telecommunication, Web sites
Latest Action: 07/14/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Bill TextTo amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes. 7/14/2008--Introduced. Promoting the Safe Use of the Internet by Students Act of 2008 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies to use state subgrants under the Enhancing Education through Technology program and the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program to develop and implement programs promoting safe internet use by students.
Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. 6/26/2008--Introduced. Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the death penalty for the forcible rape of a child under age 12 does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
Also tagged in: Business, Child pornography, Computer crimes, Consumers, Criminal aliens, Criminal justice, Deceptive advertising, Deportation, Immigration, Internet, Life imprisonment, Murder, Names, Passports, Pornography, Rape, Recidivists, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Sex offenders, Sex-oriented businesses, Smuggling, Technology, Telecommunication, Tourism, Transportation, Web sites
Latest Action: 07/28/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextTo amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. 6/3/2008--Introduced. Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to increase criminal penalties for offenses relating to the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, transportation of minors for illicit sexual purposes, child sex trafficking and prostitution, and sex crimes against children resulting in death. Directs the Attorney General to notify the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security of individuals, including aliens, who are convicted of sex offenses against children. Requires the Secretary of State to deny passports for such individuals and authorizes the Secretary to revoke, restrict, or limit a passport issued to a convicted sex offender if the passport was used to transport a minor for illicit sexual purposes.[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Business, Child pornography, Computer crimes, Consumers, Criminal aliens, Criminal justice, Deceptive advertising, Deportation, Immigration, Internet, Life imprisonment, Murder, Names, Passports, Pornography, Rape, Recidivists, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Sex offenders, Sex-oriented businesses, Smuggling, Technology, Telecommunication, Tourism, Transportation, Web sites
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4111-4112) Bill TextA bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. 5/13/2008--Introduced. Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to increase criminal penalties for offenses relating to the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, transportation of minors for illicit sexual purposes, child sex trafficking and prostitution, and sex crimes against children resulting in death. Directs the Attorney General to notify the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security of individuals, including aliens, who are convicted of sex offenses against children. Requires the Secretary of State to deny passports for such individuals and authorizes the Secretary to revoke, restrict, or limit a passport issued to a convicted sex offender if the passport was used in furtherance of sex crimes involving [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Budgets, Child pornography, Children, Civil liberties, Computer crimes, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Electronic mail systems, Federal aid to law enforcement, Government information, Government publicity, Internet, Minorities, Pornography, Racism, Right of privacy, Sexual harassment, Technology, Telecommunication, Telephone, Web sites, Women
Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextA bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. 5/14/2008--Introduced. Internet Crime Prevention Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to i-SAFE, Inc., and to establish and administer competitive grant programs for organizations, to carry out Internet crime prevention education programs. Defines "Internet crime prevention education program" to mean a program for educating parents, children, educators, and communities to recognize and prevent potentially criminal activity on the Internet.
Latest Action: 06/03/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Bill TextProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the Constitution does not preclude a penalty of death, including when it is imposed for the rape of a child under 16 years of age. 5/8/2008--Introduced. Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the death penalty is permitted under the Constitution and does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment, including when imposed for the rape of a child under 16 years old.
Also tagged in: Birth control, Children, Constitution, Constitutional amendments, Criminal justice, Medical care, Medicine, Punishment, Rape, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Surgery, Women
Latest Action: 06/03/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Bill TextProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing castration after conviction for the rape of a child under 16 years of age. 5/8/2008--Introduced. Constitutional Amendment - Declares that surgical or chemical castration is permitted under the Constitution upon conviction of the rape of a child under 16 years old and does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Authorization, Budgets, Child development, Children, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Department of Health and Human Services, Evaluation research (Social action programs), Executive departments, Families, Government information, Government publicity, Grants-in-aid, Homeless, Housing, Juvenile delinquency, Law, Nonprofit organizations, Parent and child, Performance measurement, Runaway children, Social services, Welfare, Youth services
Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m. Bill TextA bill to amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Runaway and Homeless Youth Protection Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to revise requirements for services provided under grants from the Secretary of Health and Human Services for centers for runaway and homeless youth and their families. Limits the length of stay in such a center to 21 days. Increases grant minimum allotments from $100,000 to $200,000 for states and from $45,000 to $70,000 for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Requires the plan proposed by grant applicants for a runaway and homeless youth center to include an adequate emergency preparedness and management plan. (Sec. 4) Revises requirements for transitional living programs. Specifies that shelter may be [...] show full description
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