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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 16, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 7, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 7, 1997
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 25, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1823: To reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1823/
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