US Congress House Bill 3513 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-09-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to increase criminal penalties for offenses relating to the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, transportation of minors for illicit sexual purposes, child sex trafficking and prostitution, and sex crimes against children resulting in death. Directs the Attorney General to notify the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security of individuals, including aliens, who are convicted of sex offenses against children. Requires the Secretary of State to deny passports for such individuals and authorizes the Secretary to revoke, restrict, or limit a passport issued to a convicted sex offender if the passport was used to transport a minor for illicit sexual purposes. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to place aliens convicted of sex offenses in removal proceedings. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) render aliens who are convicted of sexual abuse of a minor inadmissible to the United States; and (2) subject aliens convicted of a sex crime against a minor to deportation.

Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2009

Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-09-14		Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
2009-09-14		Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2009-07-31		Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2009-07-31		Referred to House Judiciary
2009-07-31		Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3513/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3513/BILLS-111hr3513ih.pdf