HR 1823
105th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Child abuse
Drug abuse
Drug law enforcement
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to law enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Mandatory sentences
Recidivists
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
State laws
To reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other purposes.
Introduced: June 5, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jun 5, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 5, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for a ten percent reduction of drug control and system improvement (Byrne) grants to States that do not have in effect a law which requires, at a minimum, imprisonment of not less than: (1) ten years, for first offenders inflicting serious bodily injury on a child; (2) 20 years, for offenders having a previous conviction for such offense; (3) five years, for first offenders inflicting any bodily injury on a child; and (4) ten years, for such offenders having a previous conviction.
Provides for redistribution of such reduced amount to other States having such a law in effect.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees of jurisdiction
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