PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 4679 (107th)

Lifetime Consequences for Sex Offenders Act of 2002

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

8 May 2002

Last action

26 June 2002 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-45], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], PATRICK TIBERI, Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], JOHN DUNCAN

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

10 August 2026

Summary

Lifetime Consequences for Sex Offenders Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal criminal code to make the authorized term of supervised release for specified sex offenses any term of years or life. Includes among the covered offenses sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children, transportation for illegal sexual activity (generally), use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor, transportation of minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity or in a sexual act with a juvenile, coercion and enticement to engage in criminal sexual activity, and sex trafficking of children.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 8 May 2002

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

    Source: Committee

  2. 8 May 2002

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 May 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 8 May 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 14 May 2002

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  6. 19 June 2002

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  7. 19 June 2002

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 24 June 2002

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 317.

    Source: Calendars

  9. 24 June 2002

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-527.

    Source: Committee

  10. 24 June 2002

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-527.

    Source: Committee

  11. 25 June 2002

    Vote

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 3 (Roll no. 255). (text: CR H3871)

    Source: Floor

  12. 25 June 2002

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  13. 25 June 2002

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 3 (Roll no. 255).(text: CR H3871)

    Source: Floor

  14. 25 June 2002

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3871-3874)

    Source: Floor

  15. 25 June 2002

    Vote

    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

    Source: Floor

  16. 25 June 2002

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4679.

    Source: Floor

  17. 25 June 2002

    Floor

    Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

  18. 25 June 2002

    Passed

    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  19. 26 June 2002

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

11 official files

Referred in Senate (text)

View fileDownload file

Sponsors

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.