United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4531 (105th)
Sherrice Iverson Act
Introduced
9 September 1998
Last action
9 September 1998 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sponsors
Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Maxine Waters, Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2], Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], COLLIN PETERSON, Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2], GENE GREEN, Ken Calvert, Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5], Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], JOHN LEWIS, Brad Sherman, BOBBY RUSH, Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Sherrice Iverson Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require a State, to be eligible to receive Federal grants for child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment, to provide a certification that it has in effect and is enforcing a law providing for a criminal penalty on an individual age 18 or older who fails to report to a State or local law enforcement official that the individual has witnessed another individual in the State sexually abusing a child.
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Timeline
9 September 1998
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
9 September 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 September 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 9 September 1998 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 September 1998
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 September 1998
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 September 1998
Sponsors
- Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Maxine Waters · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- COLLIN PETERSON · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2] · D · Cosponsor
- GENE GREEN · D · Cosponsor
- Ken Calvert · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- JOHN LEWIS · D · Cosponsor
- Brad Sherman · D · Cosponsor
- BOBBY RUSH · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Sherrice Iverson Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4531
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4531
- us · 105-hr-4531 · source updated 21 August 2025