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To direct the Attorney General to acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal Government exercises…

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To direct the Attorney General to acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal Government exercises jurisdiction.

Introduced: April 27, 2018 Introduced by: Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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Became law
Apr 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 13, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 13, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of Justice to acquire data about sexual offenses that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the federal government exercises jurisdiction.

What's happening now April 30, 2018

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
MacArthur, Thomas
· Apr 27, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 13, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5256: To direct the Attorney General to acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal Government exercises jurisdiction.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5256/
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"H.R. 5256: To direct the Attorney General to acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal Government exercises jurisdiction.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5256/.
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H.R. 5256, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5256/.
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[H.R. 5256: To direct the Attorney General to acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal Government exercises jurisdiction.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5256/)
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