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H.R. 2173 (105th)

Child Abuse Notification Act of 1997

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

16 July 1997

Last action

30 April 1998 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Franks, Bob [R-NJ-7], Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38], Rep. Cooksey, John [R-LA-5], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5], Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52]

Subjects

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Source updated

21 August 2025

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Summary

Child Abuse Notification Act of 1997 - Amends: (1) the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require a person engaged in providing an electronic communication service or a remote computing service to the public, who learns of an incident of sexual abuse through an interstate or foreign transaction or through a facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, to report such incident as soon as possible; and (2) the Federal criminal code to authorize a person or entity to divulge the contents of a communication involved in such an incident to a law enforcement agency.

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Timeline

  1. 16 July 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 July 1997

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1436)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 July 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 July 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 21 July 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

    Source: Committee

  6. 30 April 1998

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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