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H.R. 3582 109th Congress House

CARE Act of 2005

Official title: To promote the improvement of information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse.

Introduced: November 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Child sexual abuseCourt recordsCriminal justice informationCriminal statistics
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Data banksEconomics and Public FinanceFamiliesFederal aid to law enforcementGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGovernmental investigationsIncestIntergovernmental fiscal relationsScience, Technology, CommunicationsSentences (Criminal procedure)Sex offendersState laws
This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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Became law
Oct 12, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Sep 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 28, 2005
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.
Jul 28, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 12, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Abuse Reform and Enforcement Act of 2005 - CARE Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General to reduce by 25 percent certain fiscal year allocations and grant amounts, under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the National Child Protection Act of 1993, respectively, to any state that is not in compliance with requirements of this Act.

Directs the Attorney General to use such withheld amounts and authorized funds under this Act for additional grants to states in compliance to computerize, improve, transmit, and index their own data and criminal history files in the national data and criminal history systems for child sexual abuse protection and sentencing reform.

Requires a state, to be eligible for funding under this Act, to: (1) study its laws pertaining to intrafamilial and extrafamilial sexual abuse of children, and examine issues concerning their differences; (2) examine disparities in charging and sentencing perpetrators of child sexual abuse; (3) examine, and implement, legislative actions necessary to equalize charging and sentencing without regard to familial relationship of perpetrator to child victim; (4) compile, analyze, and report relevant data; and (5) promote regulations requiring its courts and agencies to compile such data.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3582: CARE Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3582/
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