United States · Bill · S
S. 2596 (113th)
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish Federal criminal penalties for interstate child endangerment.
Introduced
14 July 2014
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a person from: (1) traveling in interstate or foreign commerce to purposely, knowingly, or negligently cause substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to a child (defined as an individual under age 14) by placing the child in the physical custody of another individual who the person knows has previously injured a child or by operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance in violation of law while the child is in the vehicle; or (2) forcing a child to travel in interstate or foreign commerce to commit such an offense.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 July 2014
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 July 2014
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 14 July 2014
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2596
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/2596