Baby Abandonment Prevention Act of 2003

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Bill Number

HR 77

Introduced

Jan 7, 2003

Latest Action

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

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Topics

Abandonment of family Child welfare Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Criminal statistics Data banks Demography Drug abuse Families Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government statistics Infants Parents Science, Technology, Communications

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Summary

Baby Abandonment Prevention Act of 2003 - Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to establish the Task Force on Baby Abandonment to: (1) collect information and maintain a database on incidents of child abandonment, including information on demographics, circumstances, outcomes, and trends; and (2) submit annual reports and recommendations to Congress.

Actions

Mar 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 21, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Jan 7, 2003

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Jan 7, 2003

Introduced in House

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