Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012
Latest action · Aug 2, 2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 19, 2012
- Passed HouseAug 1, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Adam Walsh Act) to authorize appropriations through FY2017 for: (1) the Sex Offender Management Assistance (SOMA) program, (2) the Jessica Lunsford Address Verification Grant Program, and (3) federal assistance to states in locating and apprehending sex offenders who violate sex offender registration requirements.
Requires a tier III sex offender to maintain a clean record for 15 (currently, 25) years to qualify for a reduction in the period for which such offender must keep a sex offender registration current.
Allows a jurisdiction to exempt from disclosure through the Internet any information about a sex offender for whom the offense giving rise to the duty to register was one for which the offender was adjudicated delinquent (or otherwise convicted) as a juvenile.
Modifies penalty provisions applicable to states that fail to substantially implement sex offender registration and notification requirements under the Adam Walsh Act to require such states to return to the Attorney General for reallocation to other jurisdictions (including local governments) 10% of amounts allocable to those states under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
Directs the National Institute of Justice to report on the public safety impact, recidivism, and collateral consequences of long-term registration of juvenile sex offenders.
Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations through FY2017 for juvenile sex offender treatment grants.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 19, 2012 to Feb 1, 2012; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Original | Jan 19, 2012 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jan 19, 2012 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Jan 19, 2012 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Jan 24, 2012 | |
| R-OH | Steve Austria | Jan 24, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Jan 24, 2012 | |
| R-SC | Trey Gowdy | Jan 24, 2012 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Feb 1, 2012 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 19, 2012Markup Jul 18, 2012Reported Jul 31, 2012 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jan 25, 2012Discharged Jul 16, 2012 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Aug 2, 2012 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2012Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Aug 1, 2012Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5618-5619)
- Aug 1, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/31/2012 H5451)
- Aug 1, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 31, 2012Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-637.
- Jul 31, 2012Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 458.
- Jul 31, 2012Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 31, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5450-5452)
- Jul 31, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3796.
- Jul 31, 2012At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Scott (VA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Jul 18, 2012Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 18, 2012Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 16, 2012Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
- Jan 25, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jan 19, 2012Introduced in House
- Jan 19, 2012Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 3
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1379, H5618 | Mike Pence R-IN | Aug 1, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5450–H5452Text printed H5451 | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. R-WI, Lamar Smith R-TX, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA | Jul 31, 2012 |
| House | Lists H82H.R. 3796 | — | Jan 19, 2012 |
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.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H82.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2870 | Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2011 | Related bill | Sep 23, 2011 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize certain programs established by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against children
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Justice
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Sex offenses
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2012Referred in Senate
- Aug 1, 2012Engrossed in House
- Jul 31, 2012Reported in House
- Jan 19, 2012Introduced in House
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