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H.R. 3902 105th Congress House

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize funding for court-appointed special advocates for victims of child abuse, training programs on child abuse for judicial…

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize funding for court-appointed special advocates for victims of child abuse, traini… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize funding for court-appointed special advocates for victims of child abuse, training programs on child abuse for judicial personnel and attorneys, and closed-circuit television and video taping of child victim testimony.

Introduced: May 19, 1998 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement AuthorizationChild abuseChild witnessesDepartment of Justice
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Economics and Public FinanceEducationFamiliesFamily violenceFederal aid to law enforcementGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityHigher educationJudicial officersLawLawyersLegal aidLegal educationRapeScience, Technology, CommunicationsVictims of crimesVideo tapes in courtroom proceedingsWomen
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
May 26, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
May 19, 1998
Referred to House Judiciary
May 19, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
May 19, 1998
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
May 19, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 15, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reauthorizes appropriations under: (1) the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 for the court-appointed special advocate program, and for child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners; and (2) the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 for grants for closed-circuit televising of testimony of children who are victims of abuse.

Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to direct the Attorney General to annually compile and broadly disseminate information about the use of funds and projects under such Act regarding victims of child abuse programs, targeting community-based programs.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3902: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize funding for court-appointed special advocates for victims of child abuse, training programs on child abuse for judicial personnel and attorneys, and closed-circuit television and video taping of child victim testimony.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3902/
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"H.R. 3902: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize funding for court-appointed special advocates for victims of child abuse, training programs on child abuse for judicial personnel and attorneys, and closed-circuit television and video taping of child victim testimony.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3902/.
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H.R. 3902, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3902/.
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[H.R. 3902: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize funding for court-appointed special advocates for victims of child abuse, training programs on child abuse for judicial personnel and attorneys, and closed-circuit television and video taping of child victim testimony.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3902/)
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