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H.R. 1069 (102nd)

To amend section 1201 of title 18, United States Code, to assure a sufficiently severe penalty for kidnappings of children that are not returned unharmed.

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Introduced

21 February 1991

Last action

20 November 1991 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.

Sponsors

Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5], Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14], Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Swett, Dick [D-NH-2], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22]

Subjects

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2 June 2021

Summary

Amends the Federal criminal code to direct the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend existing sentencing guidelines to require that, if the child victim of a kidnapping has not been released or recovered within 30 days after the abduction, the minimum sentence would be increased by 19 levels (i.e., to life imprisonment).

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Timeline

  1. 21 February 1991

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 February 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 February 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 20 November 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.

    Source: Committee

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