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S 1792 112th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety and welfare Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Sex offenses

Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act of 2011

Introduced: November 2, 2011 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 18, 2012
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 18, 2012
Received in the House.
Dec 17, 2012
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8086-8087; text as passed: CR S8087)
Dec 17, 2012
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8086-8087; text as passed: CR S8087)
Dec 1, 2011
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 246.
Dec 1, 2011
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
Dec 1, 2011
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 2, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 2, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize the United States Marshals Service to investigate, at the request of another federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, cases involving: (1) a sex offender who violates a sex offender registration requirement, or (2) a missing child.

What's happening now December 18, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 671 Related bill Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act of 2011
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Nov 30, 2011
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 17, 2011
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 17, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1792: Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1792/
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"S. 1792: Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1792/.
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S. 1792, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1792/.
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