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HR 1355 109th Congress House

Child Predator Act of 2005

Official title: To improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program by providing new protections for children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 26, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5901-5905)
Jun 9, 2005
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 16, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 16, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1606)
Mar 16, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 14, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5901-5905)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Predator Act of 2005 - Amends the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act to: (1) expand the definition of "criminal offense against a victim who is a minor" to include every offense, whether Federal, State, local, tribal, foreign, or otherwise, that involves one or more of specified characteristics (such as kidnapping or sexual conduct), when committed against a minor; and (2) define "child predator" as a person who is convicted of such an offense that is sexual in nature, where the minor is age 13 or younger.

Directs that State procedures require a child predator to: (1) report a change of residence within ten days; and (2) notify appropriate entities within that person's community, including schools, public housing, at least two media outlets, and law enforcement. Sets penalties of up to two years' imprisonment, a fine, or both, for violations.

Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to disclose to the public, on a free-access Internet site, all information collected regarding each child predator, including a recent photograph. Requires the site to: (1) include a feature under which a member of the public can specify an address and be provided with registration information of all such predators within a radius of that address, as well as other searching and sorting capabilities; and (2) display the information in a manner that clearly indicates that the person is a child predator, along with the statutory definition of that term.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1355: Child Predator Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1355/
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