Dru's Law

Summary

Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Database Act of 2005 or Dru's Law - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) make publicly available in a registry via the Internet, from information contained in the National Sex Offender Registry, specified information about sexually violent predators and persons convicted of a sexually violent offense or a criminal offense against a minor, who are required to register with a minimally sufficient State sexual offender registration program; and (2) allow registry users to identify offenders who are currently residing within a radius of the location indicated by the user. Requires registry information to include the offender's name, address, date of birth, physical description, and photograph, the nature and date of commission of the offense, and the date on which the person is released from prison or placed on parole, supervised release, or probation Requires: (1) any State that provides for a civil commitment proceeding to notify the State attorney general of the impending release of a sexually violent predator or a person has been deemed to be at high-risk for recommitting any sexually violent offense or criminal offense against a minor; (2) the State attorney general to consider instituting a civil commitment proceeding; and (3) each State to intensively monitor, for at least a year, any such person who has been unconditionally released by the State and who has not been civilly committed. Makes a State that fails to implement Act requirements ineligible to receive 25 percent of funds that would otherwise be allocated to it under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

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Timeline

1. 14 April 2005

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR 4/15/2005 S3732)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 April 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 April 2005

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3731-3732)

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 15 July 2005

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8379)

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 28 July 2005

   Floor

   Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9245-9246)

   Source: Floor

6. 28 July 2005

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

   Source: Floor

7. 28 July 2005

   Discharge

   Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

   Source: Discharge

8. 28 July 2005

   Committee

   Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

   Source: Committee

9. 29 July 2005

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

10. 29 July 2005

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

11. 19 September 2005

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Engrossed in Senate · 28 July 2005 · Official file
• Referred in House · 28 July 2005 · Official file
• Introduced in Senate · 14 April 2005 · Official file

Documents

8 official files

• Referred in House (text)

  Referred in House · EN · 28 July 2005

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• Referred in House (PDF)

  Referred in House · EN · 28 July 2005

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• Engrossed in Senate (text)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 28 July 2005

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• Engrossed in Senate (PDF)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 28 July 2005

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 28 July 2005

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 April 2005

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 April 2005

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 14 April 2005

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Sponsors

• Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Maria Cantwell · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
• Mike Crapo · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
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