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HR 484 106th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Drug abuse Drug traffic Drugs and youth Families Government Operations and Politics Law Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sentencing guidelines U.S. Sentencing Commission

Save Our Children Act of 1999

Introduced: February 2, 1999 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Feb 2, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 2, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save Our Children Act of 1999 - 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.

What's happening now February 25, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 29, 1999
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Aug 5, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 484: Save Our Children Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-484/
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"H.R. 484: Save Our Children Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-484/.
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H.R. 484, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-484/.
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