Keep Kids Safe Act of 2011
Latest action · Feb 14, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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 26, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Keep Kids Safe Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the possession of a firearm by, or the sale or transfer of a firearm to, any person who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2011 to Feb 17, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Feb 14, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Mar 3, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Mar 3, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Feb 3, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Feb 3, 2012 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Feb 3, 2012 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Feb 3, 2012 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 3, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Feb 3, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 3, 2012 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 3, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Feb 3, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Feb 9, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Feb 9, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Feb 17, 2012 |
Committees 1
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 26, 2011 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Feb 14, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jan 26, 2011Introduced in House
- Jan 26, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H512.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to place limitations on the possession, sale, and other disposition of a firearm by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Keep Kids Safe Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 26, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
