United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 577 (112th)
Elder Abuse Prevention Act
Introduced
9 February 2011
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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Summary
Elder Abuse Prevention Act - Requires a state that is receiving funds for certain law enforcement assistance programs under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to have in effect laws and policies that prohibit parole for any individual who is: (1) convicted of a criminal sexual offense against a victim who is an older individual (defined as age 65 or older); or (2) a sexually violent predator (defined as a person who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense and who has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health professional as having a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in predatory sexually violent offenses or who has been determined by a court to suffer from such an illness or disorder). Grants states three years to implement such laws and policies (with one additional two-year extension for states making good faith efforts at implementation). Renders any state that does not implement such laws and policies within the required period ineligible for 10% of funding for its law enforcement assistance programs. Requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promptly review its guidelines for sexual offenses committed against the elderly and to consider new guidelines for enhanced sentencing for such crimes.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 February 2011
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 February 2011
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 February 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/577
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/577