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HR 3919 105th Congress House

Save Our Children Act of 1998

Official title: To direct the United States Sentencing Commission to provide penalty enhancements for drug offenses committed in the presence of children.

Introduced: May 20, 1998 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedureDrug abuseDrug trafficDrugs and youth
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FamiliesGovernment Operations and PoliticsLawSentences (Criminal procedure)Sentencing guidelinesU.S. Sentencing Commission
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
May 20, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 20, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 27, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save Our Children Act of 1998 - Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend or promulgate sentencing guidelines to provide that certain drug offenses committed in the presence of a child receive a penalty enhancement of the greater of: (1) two offense levels or one year, for the first such offense; or (2) four offense levels or two years, for the second such offense.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 25, 1998
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 18, 1998
DUNN, JENNIFER
· May 20, 1998
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 20, 1998
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 20, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3919: Save Our Children Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3919/
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"H.R. 3919: Save Our Children Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3919/.
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H.R. 3919, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3919/.
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