Child Endangerment and Abuse Act of 1993
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Child Endangerment and Abuse Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prescribe the following penalties to be imposed against anyone who, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, inflicts, or having the care or custody of a minor, permits another to inflict, any physical injury upon a minor: (1) if the injury is a serious physical injury and the conduct required for the offense is committed intentionally or knowingly, a fine and up to 20 years' imprisonment, if committed recklessly, a fine and up to ten years' imprisonment, or if committed with criminal negligence, a fine and up to five years' imprisonment; and (2) if the injury is other than a serious physical injury and the conduct required for the offense is committed intentionally or knowingly, a fine and up to one year's imprisonment, if committed recklessly, a fine and up to six months' imprisonment, or if committed with criminal negligence, a fine and up to three months' imprisonment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3366: Child Endangerment and Abuse Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3366/
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