US Congress House Bill 1842 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Engrossed on May 23 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-23 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Strengthening Children's Safety Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to add violent state crimes to the list of violent offenses that trigger an additional five-year consecutive mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who fails to comply with sex offender registration requirements and commits such offense. (Sec. 3) Additionally, it expands the prior military sex offense convictions that trigger an enhanced mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who subsequently commits aggravated child sex abuse or certain child pornography offenses.

Strengthening Children's Safety Act of 2017

Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]

Rep. Claudia Tenney [R-NY]

2017-05-22 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill RC# 270 (Y: 371 N: 30 NV: 29 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-23	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-05-22	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-05-22	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 371 - 30, 1 Present (Roll no. 270). (text: CR H4402-4403)
2017-05-22	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4415)
2017-05-22	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2017-05-22	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1842.
2017-05-22	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4402-4405)
2017-05-22	House	Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2017-05-22	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 89.
2017-05-22	House	Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-140.
2017-04-05	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2017-04-05	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-03-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-03-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-03-30	House	Introduced in House

HB6847 (Related) 2018-09-26 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1842/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1842/BILLS-115hr1842ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1842/BILLS-115hr1842rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1842/BILLS-115hr1842eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2017270