HR 3860 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Protecting Our Children Act of 2005

Introduced Sep 22, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Tom Price R-GA

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Latest action · Oct 17, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 22, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protecting Our Children Act of 2005 - Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act - Requires: (1) each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and each federally recognized Indian tribe to maintain a sex offender registry; and (2) each sex offender to register in the jurisdictions where the offender resides, is an employee, and is a student.

Requires the Attorney General to: (1) maintain a National Sex Offender Registry at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (2) establish a Sex Offender Management Assistance program; and (3) provide technical assistance to jurisdictions in identifying and locating sex offenders relocated as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to apprehend sex offenders. Establishes within the Department of Justice a Children's Safety Office.

DNA Fingerprinting Act of 2005 - Amends: (1) the DNA Identification Act of 1994 to expand the scope of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) samples to be included in the National DNA Index System; and (2) the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to authorize the Attorney General to collect DNA samples from individuals who are arrested, detained, or convicted under U.S. authority.

Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2005 - Increases penalties for violent crimes against minors.

Protection Against Sexual Exploitation of Children Act of 2005 - Increases penalties for sexual offenses against children.

Foster Child Protection and Child Sexual Predator Sentencing Act of 2005 - Requires background checks and checks of national crime information databases and state child abuse registries before approval of foster or adoptive placements.

Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the sale of a firearm to a person convicted of a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor.

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) create a national register of cases of child abuse or neglect; and (2) establish standards for disseminating that information.

Child Pornography Prevention Act of 2005 - Prohibits producers of visual depictions of actual sexually explicit conduct from refusing to permit the Attorney General to conduct inspections of records at business premises. Modifies the definition of "produces" to include actually filming, videotaping, photographing, or digitally manipulating an image of an actual human being that contains a visual depiction of such conduct.

Prohibits misappropriating the personally identifiable information of a minor.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 22, 2005 to Oct 20, 2005; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GACharles W. NorwoodOriginalSep 22, 2005
R-VAEric CantorOriginalSep 22, 2005
R-GAJack KingstonOriginalSep 22, 2005
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalSep 22, 2005
R-GAJohn LinderOriginalSep 22, 2005
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalSep 22, 2005
R-INMike PenceOriginalSep 22, 2005
R-GANathan DealOriginalSep 22, 2005
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalSep 22, 2005
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalSep 22, 2005
R-PAJoseph R. PittsSep 27, 2005
R-INDan BurtonSep 29, 2005
R-CADuncan HunterSep 29, 2005
R-OHJean SchmidtSep 29, 2005
R-NCPatrick T. McHenrySep 29, 2005
R-INSteve BuyerSep 29, 2005
R-KSTodd TiahrtSep 29, 2005
R-NCWalter B. JonesSep 29, 2005
R-FLDave WeldonOct 7, 2005
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettOct 7, 2005
R-TXJeb HensarlingOct 7, 2005
R-AZJeff FlakeOct 7, 2005
R-MNJohn KlineOct 7, 2005
R-TXKenny MarchantOct 7, 2005
R-TXLouie GohmertOct 7, 2005
R-PRLuis G. FortunoOct 7, 2005
R-INMichael E. SodrelOct 7, 2005
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOct 7, 2005
R-UTRob BishopOct 7, 2005
R-LARodney AlexanderOct 7, 2005
R-KYRon LewisOct 7, 2005
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOct 7, 2005
R-TXSam JohnsonOct 7, 2005
R-OHSteve ChabotOct 7, 2005
R-OKTom ColeOct 7, 2005
R-FLTom FeeneyOct 7, 2005
R-AZTrent FranksOct 7, 2005
R-NCVirginia FoxxOct 7, 2005
R-TNZach WampOct 7, 2005
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOct 18, 2005
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOct 20, 2005

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Sep 22, 2005
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Oct 17, 2005
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Sep 22, 2005
Work and Welfare Subcommittee
Referred Oct 7, 2005

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 17, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Oct 7, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
  3. Sep 22, 2005Introduced in House
  4. Sep 22, 2005Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Research

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CRS reports 2

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Cite it 2

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Titles 8

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

Official Title as Introduced
To make improvements to the national sex offender registration program, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Protecting Our Children Act of 2005
Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
Foster Child Protection and Child Sexual Predator Sentencing Act of 2005
Protection Against Sexual Exploitation of Children Act of 2005
DNA Fingerprinting Act of 2005
Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2005
Child Pornography Prevention Act of 2005

Subjects

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  1. Sep 22, 2005Introduced in House

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