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HR 71 107th Congress House

Baby Abandonment Prevention Act of 2001

Official title: To provide for the establishment of a task force within the Bureau of Justice Statistics to gather information about, study, and report to the Congress regardi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for the establishment of a task force within the Bureau of Justice Statistics to gather information about, study, and report to the Congress regarding, incidents of abandonment of infant children.

Introduced: August 2, 2001 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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.
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Passed Senate
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Mar 2, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Feb 12, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jan 3, 2001
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.
Jan 3, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 2, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Baby Abandonment Prevention Act of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to establish the Task Force on Baby Abandonment to: (1) collect information and maintain a database on incidents of child abandonment, including information on demographics, circumstances, outcomes, and trends; and (2) submit annual reports and recommendations to Congress.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Aug 2, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 71: Baby Abandonment Prevention Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-71/
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"H.R. 71: Baby Abandonment Prevention Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-71/.
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H.R. 71, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-71/.
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