HR 1355 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Child Predator Act of 2005

Introduced Mar 16, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Ted Poe R-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 14, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5901-5905)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 16, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Child Predator Act of 2005 - Amends the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act to: (1) expand the definition of "criminal offense against a victim who is a minor" to include every offense, whether Federal, State, local, tribal, foreign, or otherwise, that involves one or more of specified characteristics (such as kidnapping or sexual conduct), when committed against a minor; and (2) define "child predator" as a person who is convicted of such an offense that is sexual in nature, where the minor is age 13 or younger.

Directs that State procedures require a child predator to: (1) report a change of residence within ten days; and (2) notify appropriate entities within that person's community, including schools, public housing, at least two media outlets, and law enforcement. Sets penalties of up to two years' imprisonment, a fine, or both, for violations.

Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to disclose to the public, on a free-access Internet site, all information collected regarding each child predator, including a recent photograph. Requires the site to: (1) include a feature under which a member of the public can specify an address and be provided with registration information of all such predators within a radius of that address, as well as other searching and sorting capabilities; and (2) display the information in a manner that clearly indicates that the person is a child predator, along with the statutory definition of that term.

Cosponsors 72

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2005 to Sep 14, 2005; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PACharles W. DentOriginalMar 16, 2005
R-VAEric CantorOriginalMar 16, 2005
D-TXGene GreenOriginalMar 16, 2005
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalMar 16, 2005
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalMar 16, 2005
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonOriginalMar 16, 2005
R-INJohn N. HostettlerOriginalMar 16, 2005
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalMar 16, 2005
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalMar 16, 2005
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalMar 16, 2005
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalMar 16, 2005
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalMar 16, 2005
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalMar 16, 2005
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalMar 16, 2005
R-LARodney AlexanderOriginalMar 16, 2005
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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 16, 2005
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Apr 4, 2005Hearings Jun 9, 2005

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 14, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5901-5905)
  2. Jun 9, 2005Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  3. Apr 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  4. Mar 16, 2005Introduced in House
  5. Mar 16, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1606)
  6. Mar 16, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H5901–H5905Ted Poe R-TXJul 14, 2005
HouseDebate and remarks H1606Ted Poe R-TXMar 16, 2005

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 109-30HOUSE BILLS ON SEXUAL CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN92 pagesJudiciary CommitteeJun 9, 2005

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RL33967Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act: A Legal Analysis ArchivedReportApr 6, 2007

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program by providing new protections for children, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Child Predator Act of 2005

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 16, 2005Introduced in House

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