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Dru's Law

Introduced: March 2, 2004 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 20, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 20, 2004
Received in the House.
Nov 20, 2004
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 19, 2004
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 19, 2004
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 19, 2004
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 11/20/2004 S11662-11663)
Nov 19, 2004
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 29, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3255-3256)
Mar 2, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2001-2002)
Mar 2, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2001)
Mar 2, 2004
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Database Act of 2004 or Dru's Law - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) make publicly available in a registry via the Internet, from information contained in the National Sex Offender Registry, specified information about sexually violent predators and persons convicted of a sexually violent offense or a criminal offense against a minor, who are required to register with a minimally sufficient State sexual offender registration program; and (2) allow registry users to identity offenders who are currently residing within a radius of the location indicated by the user. Requires registry information to include the offender's name, address, date of birth, physical description, and photograph, the nature and date of commission of the offense, and the date on which the person is released from prison or placed on parole, supervised release, or probation

Requires: (1) any State that provides for a civil commitment proceeding to notify the State attorney general of the impending release of a sexually violent predator or a person has been deemed to be at high-risk for recommitting any sexually violent offense or criminal offense against a minor; (2) the State attorney general to consider instituting a civil commitment proceeding; and (3) each State to intensively monitor, for at least a year, any such person who has been unconditionally released by the State and who has not been civilly committed.

Makes a State that fails to implement Act requirements ineligible to receive 25 percent of funds that would otherwise be allocated to it under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

What's happening now November 20, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2