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Sherrice Iverson Act

Introduced: September 9, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Sep 9, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 9, 1998
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sherrice Iverson Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require a State, to be eligible to receive Federal grants for child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment, to provide a certification that it has in effect and is enforcing a law providing for a criminal penalty on an individual age 18 or older who fails to report to a State or local law enforcement official that the individual has witnessed another individual in the State sexually abusing a child.

What's happening now September 9, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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