Attachment to Bill HR 3132,H.RES.436 Complete AmendmentsH.R.3132
Title: To make improvements to the national sex offender registration program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr.
(introduced 6/30/2005) Cosponsors (88)
Related Bills: H.RES.436, H.R.3133
Latest Major Action: 9/15/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
House Reports: 109-218 Part 1, 109-218 Part 2
SUMMARY AS OF:
6/30/2005--Introduced.
Children's Safety Act of 2005 - Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act - Requires: (1) each state, territory, and federally recognized Indian tribe to maintain a sex offender registry; and (2) each sex offender to register in the jurisdictions where the offender resides, is an employee, and is a student. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) maintain a National Sex Offender Registry at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (2) establish a Sex Offender Management Assistance program; and (3) authorize sex offender apprehension grants.
DNA Fingerprinting Act of 2005 - Amends: (1) the DNA Identification Act of 1994 to expand the scope of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) samples to be included in the Combined DNA Index System; and (2) the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to authorize the Attorney General to collect DNA samples from individuals who are arrested or detained under U.S. authority.
Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2005 - Increases penalties for violent crimes against persons under age 18, including death or life imprisonment if the crime results in the death of a person under that age.
Protection Against Sexual Exploitation of Children Act of 2005 - Increases penalties for sexual offenses against children.
Foster Child Protection and Child Sexual Predator Sentencing Act of 2005 - Requires background checks and checks of national crime information databases and state child abuse registries before approval of foster or adoptive placements. Establishes: (1) procedures for the civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons; and (2) mandatory minimum penalties for child sex trafficking.
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MAJOR ACTIONS: (color indicates Senate actions)
6/30/2005 Introduced/originated in House
9/9/2005 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-218, Part I.
9/9/2005 Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
9/13/2005 Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Judiciary, H. Rept. 109-218, Part II.
9/14/2005 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 371 - 52 (Roll no. 470).
9/15/2005 Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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ALL ACTIONS: (color indicates Senate actions)
6/30/2005:
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.
6/30/2005:
Referred to House Judiciary
7/27/2005:
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
7/27/2005:
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 4.
6/30/2005:
Referred to House Ways and Means
9/8/2005 4:47pm:
Mr. DeLay asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Judiciary have until midnight on Sept. 9 to file a report on H.R. 3132. Agreed to without objection.
9/9/2005 6:14pm:
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-218, Part I.
9/9/2005 6:15pm:
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
9/9/2005 6:15pm:
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 125.
9/13/2005 6:38pm:
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 436 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3132 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for the purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate.
9/13/2005 7:38pm:
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Judiciary, H. Rept. 109-218, Part II.
9/14/2005 11:16am:
Rule H. Res. 436 passed House.
9/14/2005 12:03pm:
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 436. (consideration: CR H7887-7924; text of Title I as reported in House: CR H7894-7897; text of Title II as reported in House: CR H7903-7904; text of Title III as reported in House: CR H7904-7905; text of Title IV as reported in House: CR H7907-7908; text of Title V as reported in House: CR H7908-7910)
9/14/2005 12:03pm:
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 436 and Rule XVIII.
9/14/2005 12:03pm:
The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael K. Simpson to act as Chairman of the Committee.
9/14/2005 12:48pm:
H.AMDT.520 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Sensenbrenner. (consideration: CR H7897-7898; text: CR H7897-7898)
Amendment makes technical and conforming changes to the bill.
9/14/2005 12:50pm:
H.AMDT.520 On agreeing to the Sensenbrenner amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 12:50pm:
H.AMDT.521 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Sensenbrenner. (consideration: CR H7898; text: CR H7898)
An amendment numbered 28 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a new section providing for assistance in identification and location of sex offenders relocated as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
9/14/2005 12:52pm:
H.AMDT.521 On agreeing to the Sensenbrenner amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 12:52pm:
H.AMDT.522 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Cuellar. (consideration: CR H7898; text: CR H7898)
An amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record to provide for a minimum term of not less than 90 days when jurisdictions are imposing criminal penalties for failure to comply with the provisions of the bill.
9/14/2005 12:54pm:
H.AMDT.522 On agreeing to the Cuellar amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 12:54pm:
H.AMDT.523 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Gibbons. (consideration: CR H7898-7899; text: CR H7898-7899)
Amendment adds a new section providing for GAO studies on feasibility of using driver's license registration processes as additional registration requirements for sex offenders.
9/14/2005 12:56pm:
H.AMDT.523 On agreeing to the Gibbons amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 12:56pm:
H.AMDT.524 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Conyers. (consideration: CR H7899-7900; text: CR H7899-7900)
Amendment provides for the establishment of a Children's Safety Office under the general authority of the Attorney General.
9/14/2005 12:59pm:
H.AMDT.524 On agreeing to the Conyers amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 12:59pm:
H.AMDT.525 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Conyers. (consideration: CR H7900; text: CR H7900)
Amendment provides for grants made available through the Bureau of Justice Assistance to combat sexual abuse of children.
9/14/2005 1:02pm:
H.AMDT.525 On agreeing to the Conyers amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 1:02pm:
H.AMDT.526 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Poe. (consideration: CR H7900-7901; text: CR H7900-7901)
Amendment provides for expansion of training and technology efforts with Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers by the Attorney General in consultation with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
9/14/2005 1:04pm:
H.AMDT.526 On agreeing to the Poe amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 1:04pm:
H.AMDT.527 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Inglis (SC). (consideration: CR H7901-7903, H7922-7923; text: CR H7901)
Amendment sought to remove the mandatory minimum incarceration provisions for sex offenders who fail to register under the provisions of the bill.
9/14/2005 1:24pm:
H.AMDT.528 Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Conyers. (consideration: CR H7903; text: CR H7903)
Amendment adds a new section which provides for inclusion of gender statistics under the Hate Crime Statistics Act.
9/14/2005 1:25pm:
H.AMDT.528 On agreeing to the Conyers amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 1:26pm:
H.AMDT.529 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Baird. (consideration: CR H7905; text: CR H7905)
Amendment requires the Justice Department, in cooperation with the Health and Human Services Department, to conduct a study into the creation of a nationwide, interstate tracking system of individuals convicted of, or under investigation for child abuse.
9/14/2005 1:27pm:
H.AMDT.529 On agreeing to the Baird amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 1:27pm:
H.AMDT.530 Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. Porter. (consideration: CR H7905; text: CR H7905)
Amendment allows school districts, through the state executive officer, to access finger-print based criminal history records for prospective employees who will come in close contact with students.
9/14/2005 1:28pm:
H.AMDT.530 On agreeing to the Porter amendment (A011) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 1:29pm:
H.AMDT.531 Amendments (A012) offered by Mr. Scott (VA). (consideration: CR H7905-7906; text: CR H7905)
En bloc amendment sought to remove mandatory minimum sentences; and the elimination of provisions which call for the death penalty if a death results in connection with a crime against a child.
9/14/2005 1:36pm:
H.AMDT.531 On agreeing to the Scott (VA) amendments (A012) Failed by voice vote.
9/14/2005 1:36pm:
H.AMDT.532 Amendment (A013) offered by Mr. Flake. (consideration: CR H7906-7908; text: CR H7906)
An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that fact-intensive and time-consuming "harmless-error sentencing claims" will be reviewed again in Federal court only if the State court erred in determining that the claim was subject to harmlessness review.
9/14/2005 1:40pm:
H.AMDT.532 On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A013) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 1:41pm:
H.AMDT.533 Amendment (A014) offered by Mr. Ryun (KS). (consideration: CR H7908; text: CR H7908)
Amendment provides that fact-intensive and time-consuming "harmless-error sentencing claims" will be reviewed again in Federal court only if the State court erred in determining that the claim was subject to harmlessness review.
9/14/2005 1:43pm:
H.AMDT.533 On agreeing to the Ryun (KS) amendment (A014) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 1:43pm:
H.AMDT.534 Amendment (A015) offered by Mr. Sensenbrenner. (consideration: CR H7910; text: CR H7910)
Amendment changes title XVIII to eliminate any statute of limitations on criminal prosecutions for kidnapping a child, committing a felony sex offense, or a human trafficking violation and raises the class on the existing misdemeanor for failure to report child abuse, thereby raising the maximum penalty for such an offense from 6 months' imprisonment to a year imprisonment.
9/14/2005 1:45pm:
H.AMDT.534 On agreeing to the Sensenbrenner amendment (A015) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 1:45pm:
H.AMDT.535 Amendment (A016) offered by Mr. Sensenbrenner. (consideration: CR H7910-7911; text: CR H7910-7911)
Amendment allows access to the federal crime information data-base by Child Welfare Agencies.
9/14/2005 1:46pm:
H.AMDT.535 On agreeing to the Sensenbrenner amendment (A016) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 1:47pm:
H.AMDT.536 Amendment (A017) offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX). (consideration: CR H7911-7912; text: CR H7911)
An amendment numbered 31 printed in the Congressional Record to express the sense of Congress that background checks conducted as a precondition to approval of any foster or adoptive placement of children affected by a natural disaster or terrorist attack should be expedited in order to ensure that such children do not become subjected to the offenses enumerated in the Children's Safety Act.
9/14/2005 1:50pm:
H.AMDT.536 On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (A017) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 1:50pm:
H.AMDT.537 Amendment (A018) offered by Mr. Weldon (FL). (consideration: CR H7912; text: CR H7912)
Amendment withholds 10 percent of a State's Byrne Grant and Local Government Law Enforcement Grant funds if the State fails to enact a law requiring those who have been accused of sex crimes to submit to an HIV test within 48 hours of such request.
9/14/2005 1:52pm:
H.AMDT.537 On agreeing to the Weldon (FL) amendment (A018) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 1:52pm:
H.AMDT.538 Amendment (A019) offered by Ms. Wasserman Schultz. (consideration: CR H7912-7913; text: CR H7912-7913)
Amendment states that civil confinement would encompass those who are deemed too dangerous to return to society without proper treatment and rehabilitation after psychological evaluation.
9/14/2005 1:54pm:
H.AMDT.538 On agreeing to the Wasserman Schultz amendment (A019) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 1:54pm:
H.AMDT.539 Amendment (A020) offered by Mr. McDermott. (consideration: CR H7913-7914; text: CR H7913)
An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to allow states that pay for child foster care for children who have been displaced because of Hurricane Katrina to receive federal payments both for placement services and foster care for one year, starting this month.
9/14/2005 2:00pm:
H.AMDT.539 Mr. Sensenbrenner raised a point of order against the McDermott amendment (A020). Mr. Sensenbrenner raised a point of order against the amendment stating that it violated section 302F of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 by providing new budgetary authority. The Chair sustained the point of order.
9/14/2005 2:01pm:
H.AMDT.540 Amendment (A021) offered by Mr. Nadler. (consideration: CR H7914-4915; text: CR H7914)
Amendment prohibits the transfer or possession of a firearm by any individual convicted of committing a sex offense against a minor.
9/14/2005 2:03pm:
H.AMDT.540 On agreeing to the Nadler amendment (A021) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 2:03pm:
H.AMDT.541 Amendment (A022) offered by Mrs. Kelly. (consideration: CR H7915; text: CR H7915)
Amendment creates a national child abuse registry within the Department of Justice.
9/14/2005 2:07pm:
H.AMDT.541 On agreeing to the Kelly amendment (A022) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 2:07pm:
H.AMDT.542 Amendment (A023) offered by Mr. Pence. (consideration: CR H7915-7917; text: CR H7915-7917)
Amendment ensures that children are not exploited in the production and distribution of pornography.
9/14/2005 2:11pm:
H.AMDT.542 On agreeing to the Pence amendment (A023) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 2:11pm:
H.AMDT.543 Amendment (A024) offered by Mr. Conyers. (consideration: CR H7917-7918; text: CR H7917)
Amendment makes it a crime to knowingly misappropriate the personal identification information of a minor in interstate or foreign commerce.
9/14/2005 2:15pm:
H.AMDT.543 On agreeing to the Conyers amendment (A024) Agreed to by voice vote.
9/14/2005 2:16pm:
H.AMDT.544 Amendment (A025) offered by Mr. Conyers. (consideration: CR H7918-7922, H7923; text: CR H7918-7919)
Amendment adds a title and sections to the bill cited as the "Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2005".
9/14/2005 3:09pm:
H.AMDT.527 On agreeing to the Inglis (SC) amendment (A008) Failed by recorded vote: 106 - 316 (Roll no. 468).
9/14/2005 3:19pm:
H.AMDT.544 On agreeing to the Conyers amendment (A025) Agreed to by recorded vote: 223 - 199 (Roll no. 469).
9/14/2005 3:19pm:
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3132.
9/14/2005 3:20pm:
The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
9/14/2005 3:40pm:
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 371 - 52 (Roll no. 470).
9/14/2005 3:40pm:
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
9/15/2005:
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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TITLE(S): (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED:
Children's Safety Act of 2005
DNA Fingerprinting Act of 2005
Foster Child Protection and Child Sexual Predator Sentencing Act of 2005
Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2005
Protection Against Sexual Exploitation of Children Act of 2005
Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
SHORT TITLE(S) AS REPORTED TO HOUSE:
Children's Safety Act of 2005
DNA Fingerprinting Act of 2005
Foster Child Protection and Child Sexual Predator Sentencing Act of 2005
Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2005
Protection Against Sexual Exploitation of Children Act of 2005
Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
To make improvements to the national sex offender registration program, and for other purposes.
RELATED BILL DETAILS: (additional related bills may be indentified in Status)
Bill: Relationship:
H.RES.436 Rule related to H.R.3132 in House
H.R.3133 Related bill identified by CRS
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AMENDMENT(S): 1. H.AMDT.520 to H.R.3132 Amendment makes technical and conforming changes to the bill.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Sensenbrenner amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
2. H.AMDT.521 to H.R.3132 An amendment numbered 28 printed in the Congressional Record to insert a new section providing for assistance in identification and location of sex offenders relocated as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Sensenbrenner amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
3. H.AMDT.522 to H.R.3132 An amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record to provide for a minimum term of not less than 90 days when jurisdictions are imposing criminal penalties for failure to comply with the provisions of the bill.
Sponsor: Rep Cuellar, Henry (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Cuellar amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
4. H.AMDT.523 to H.R.3132 Amendment adds a new section providing for GAO studies on feasibility of using driver's license registration processes as additional registration requirements for sex offenders.
Sponsor: Rep Gibbons, Jim (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Gibbons amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
5. H.AMDT.524 to H.R.3132 Amendment provides for the establishment of a Children's Safety Office under the general authority of the Attorney General.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Conyers amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
6. H.AMDT.525 to H.R.3132 Amendment provides for grants made available through the Bureau of Justice Assistance to combat sexual abuse of children.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Conyers amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
7. H.AMDT.526 to H.R.3132 Amendment provides for expansion of training and technology efforts with Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers by the Attorney General in consultation with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Poe amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
8. H.AMDT.527 to H.R.3132 Amendment sought to remove the mandatory minimum incarceration provisions for sex offenders who fail to register under the provisions of the bill.
Sponsor: Rep Inglis, Bob (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Inglis (SC) amendment (A008) Failed by recorded vote: 106 - 316 (Roll no. 468).
9. H.AMDT.528 to H.R.3132 Amendment adds a new section which provides for inclusion of gender statistics under the Hate Crime Statistics Act.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Conyers amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.
10. H.AMDT.529 to H.R.3132 Amendment requires the Justice Department, in cooperation with the Health and Human Services Department, to conduct a study into the creation of a nationwide, interstate tracking system of individuals convicted of, or under investigation for child abuse.
Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Baird amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.
11. H.AMDT.530 to H.R.3132 Amendment allows school districts, through the state executive officer, to access finger-print based criminal history records for prospective employees who will come in close contact with students.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, Jon C. (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Porter amendment (A011) Agreed to by voice vote.
12. H.AMDT.531 to H.R.3132 En bloc amendment sought to remove mandatory minimum sentences; and the elimination of provisions which call for the death penalty if a death results in connection with a crime against a child.
Sponsor: Rep Scott, Robert C. (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Scott (VA) amendments (A012) Failed by voice vote.
13. H.AMDT.532 to H.R.3132 An amendment numbered 13 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that fact-intensive and time-consuming "harmless-error sentencing claims" will be reviewed again in Federal court only if the State court erred in determining that the claim was subject to harmlessness review.
Sponsor: Rep Flake, Jeff (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A013) Agreed to by voice vote.
14. H.AMDT.533 to H.R.3132 Amendment provides that fact-intensive and time-consuming "harmless-error sentencing claims" will be reviewed again in Federal court only if the State court erred in determining that the claim was subject to harmlessness review.
Sponsor: Rep Ryun, Jim (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Ryun (KS) amendment (A014) Agreed to by voice vote.
15. H.AMDT.534 to H.R.3132 Amendment changes title XVIII to eliminate any statute of limitations on criminal prosecutions for kidnapping a child, committing a felony sex offense, or a human trafficking violation and raises the class on the existing misdemeanor for failure to report child abuse, thereby raising the maximum penalty for such an offense from 6 months' imprisonment to a year imprisonment.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Sensenbrenner amendment (A015) Agreed to by voice vote.
16. H.AMDT.535 to H.R.3132 Amendment allows access to the federal crime information data-base by Child Welfare Agencies.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Sensenbrenner amendment (A016) Agreed to by voice vote.
17. H.AMDT.536 to H.R.3132 An amendment numbered 31 printed in the Congressional Record to express the sense of Congress that background checks conducted as a precondition to approval of any foster or adoptive placement of children affected by a natural disaster or terrorist attack should be expedited in order to ensure that such children do not become subjected to the offenses enumerated in the Children's Safety Act.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (A017) Agreed to by voice vote.
18. H.AMDT.537 to H.R.3132 Amendment withholds 10 percent of a State's Byrne Grant and Local Government Law Enforcement Grant funds if the State fails to enact a law requiring those who have been accused of sex crimes to submit to an HIV test within 48 hours of such request.
Sponsor: Rep Weldon, Dave (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Weldon (FL) amendment (A018) Agreed to by voice vote.
19. H.AMDT.538 to H.R.3132 Amendment states that civil confinement would encompass those who are deemed too dangerous to return to society without proper treatment and rehabilitation after psychological evaluation.
Sponsor: Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Wasserman Schultz amendment (A019) Agreed to by voice vote.
20. H.AMDT.539 to H.R.3132 An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to allow states that pay for child foster care for children who have been displaced because of Hurricane Katrina to receive federal payments both for placement services and foster care for one year, starting this month.
Sponsor: Rep McDermott, Jim (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 Mr. Sensenbrenner raised a point of order against the McDermott amendment (A020). Mr. Sensenbrenner raised a point of order against the amendment stating that it violated section 302F of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 by providing new budgetary authority. The Chair sustained the point of order.
21. H.AMDT.540 to H.R.3132 Amendment prohibits the transfer or possession of a firearm by any individual convicted of committing a sex offense against a minor.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Nadler amendment (A021) Agreed to by voice vote.
22. H.AMDT.541 to H.R.3132 Amendment creates a national child abuse registry within the Department of Justice.
Sponsor: Rep Kelly, Sue W. (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Kelly amendment (A022) Agreed to by voice vote.
23. H.AMDT.542 to H.R.3132 Amendment ensures that children are not exploited in the production and distribution of pornography.
Sponsor: Rep Pence, Mike (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Pence amendment (A023) Agreed to by voice vote.
24. H.AMDT.543 to H.R.3132 Amendment makes it a crime to knowingly misappropriate the personal identification information of a minor in interstate or foreign commerce.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Conyers amendment (A024) Agreed to by voice vote.
25. H.AMDT.544 to H.R.3132 Amendment adds a title and sections to the bill cited as the "Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2005".
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Conyers amendment (A025) Agreed to by recorded vote: 223 - 199 (Roll no. 469).
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