Protecting Our Children From Violence Act of 2002
Official title: To protect our children from violence.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Authorizes the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to forward to local law enforcement agencies any electronic reports received concerning possible violations of child pornography laws.
Requires the Attorney General to establish an AMBER (America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) Alert Coordinator position.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to States for developing and constructing along highways facilities and equipment designed to notify the public of missing children.
Establishes within the Federal Bureau of Investigation a National Crimes Against Children Response Center to: (1) develop a national response plan model for reporting crimes involving the victimization of children; and (2) protect children from future crimes.
Increases from 25 to 35 years the statute of limitations for child abuse offenses. Makes the confidential marital communication privilege and adverse spousal privilege inapplicable to Federal proceedings where a spouse is charged with a crime against a child of either spouse or against a child under the custody or control of either spouse. Increases penalties for sex offenses.
Directs the Attorney General to appoint a Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Crimes Against Children.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5397: Protecting Our Children From Violence Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5397/
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