HR 1842 · 115th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Strengthening Children's Safety Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-03-30· Sponsored by Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2017-05-23)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2017-05-22
Roll #270
Yea 371Nay 30
Democrats
153 Yea·28 Nay
Republicans
218 Yea·2 Nay
PassedHouse · 2017-05-22
Roll #270
Yea 371Nay 30
Democrats
153 Yea·28 Nay
Republicans
218 Yea·2 Nay

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Strengthening Children's Safety Act of 2017 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. 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.…

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H.R. 1842, Strengthening Children’s Safety Act of 2017

May 23, 2017

As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 5, 2017

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican