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Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Reauthorization Act of 2009

Introduced: March 10, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 10, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E611)
Mar 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to extend through FY2014 funding under such Act for: (1) the Sex Offender Management Assistance (SOMA) program; (2) federal assistance to states for enforcing sex offender registration requirements; (3) pilot programs for monitoring sex offenders; (4) grants to combat sexual abuse of children; (5) the Jessica Lunsford address verification grant program; and (6) the program for safe surrender of fugitives.

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend through FY2014 funding for: (1) sex offender apprehension grants; and (2) juvenile sex offender treatment grants.

What's happening now April 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1422: Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Reauthorization Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1422/
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"H.R. 1422: Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Reauthorization Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1422/.
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H.R. 1422, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1422/.
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