S 2596 · 113th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish Federal criminal penalties for interstate child endangerment.

Introduced 2014-07-14· Sponsored by Sen. Walsh, John E. [D-MT]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2014-07-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a person from: (1) traveling in interstate or foreign commerce to purposely, knowingly, or negligently cause substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to a child (defined as an individual under age 14) by placing the child in the physical custody of another individual who the person knows has previously injured a child or by operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance in violation of law while the child is in the vehicle; or (2) forcing a child to travel in interstate or foreign commerce to commit such an offense.…

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