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HR 2256 105th Congress House

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that States do not require registration of individuals convicted of an offense that involves consensual sexual activity…

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that States do not require registration of individuals convicted of an offense that i… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that States do not require registration of individuals convicted of an offense that involves consensual sexual activity between individuals 18 years of age or older.

Introduced: July 24, 1997 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jul 24, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 24, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 31, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for a ten percent reduction and redistribution of drug control and system improvement (Byrne) grant funds with respect to any State having in effect a law that requires an individual convicted of an offense that involves consensual sexual activity between individuals 18 years of age or older to register under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2256: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that States do not require registration of individuals convicted of an offense that involves consensual sexual activity between individuals 18 years of age or older.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2256/
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"H.R. 2256: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that States do not require registration of individuals convicted of an offense that involves consensual sexual activity between individuals 18 years of age or older.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2256/.
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H.R. 2256, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2256/.
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[H.R. 2256: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that States do not require registration of individuals convicted of an offense that involves consensual sexual activity between individuals 18 years of age or older.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2256/)
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