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H.R. 4531 (105th)

Sherrice Iverson Act

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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

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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

  1. 9 September 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 September 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 9 September 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Introduced in House (text)

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