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HR 505 112th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against children Firearms and explosives Sex offenses

Keep Kids Safe Act of 2011

Introduced: January 26, 2011 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 26, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 26, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep Kids Safe Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the possession of a firearm by, or the sale or transfer of a firearm to, any person who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor.

What's happening now February 14, 2011

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 3, 2012
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 3, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 3, 2012
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 3, 2011
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 3, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 505: Keep Kids Safe Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-505/
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"H.R. 505: Keep Kids Safe Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-505/.
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H.R. 505, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-505/.
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