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HR 4659 105th Congress House

Keep Kids Safe at School's Act

Official title: To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to ensure that elementary and secondary schools are included as a qualified entity.

Introduced: October 1, 1998 See on congress.gov
Families Child abuseChild sexual abuseCrime and Law EnforcementCriminal justice information
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Criminal justice information systemsEducationElementary and secondary educationElementary schoolsGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHigh schoolsIdentification of criminalsSchool personnelSchool securitySex offenders
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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 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 9, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Oct 1, 1998
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Oct 1, 1998
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Oct 1, 1998
Referred to House Judiciary
Oct 1, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1872)
Oct 1, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 9, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep Kids Safe at Schools Act - Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to include elementary and secondary schools as qualified entities that are subject to such Act's requirements for a national system of child abuse crime information and background checks.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 1, 1998
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 1, 1998
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 1, 1998
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 1, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4659: Keep Kids Safe at School's Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4659/
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