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HR 2674 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonment Crimes against children Criminal procedure and sentencing Evidence and witnesses Judges Law enforcement administration and funding Sex offenses State and local government operations Violent crime

Protecting America's Children Act of 2009

Introduced: June 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 3, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 3, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting America's Children Act of 2009 - Prohibits the Attorney General from providing funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to states or local governments that fail to certify that their laws provide adequate protection against the pre-trial release of individuals charged with certain violent or serious sex crimes (e.g., kidnapping and sexual abuse or exploitation of a child) and who pose a serious risk of fleeing, obstructing justice, or threatening, injuring, or intimidating a potential witness, judge, magistrate, or juror.

What's happening now August 19, 2009

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 3, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2674: Protecting America's Children Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2674/
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"H.R. 2674: Protecting America's Children Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2674/.
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H.R. 2674, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2674/.
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