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H.R. 1237 (103rd)

National Child Protection Act of 1993

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Introduced

4 March 1993

Last action

20 December 1993 · Became law

Status

Became Public Law No: 103-209.

Sponsors

Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5], Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5], Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5], Rep. Parker, Mike [R-MS-4], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Collins, Barbara-Rose [D-MI-15], Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17], Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16], Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

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Summary

National Child Protection Act of 1993 - Establishes a national criminal background check system (System) to which a designated agency in each State is required to report child abuse crime information, or index such information in the system, for purposes of background checks of child care providers. Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) guidelines for the reporting of such information; and (2) timetables for each State to report such information to the System. Requires State agencies to maintain close liaison for the exchange of technical assistance in cases of child abuse with the National Center: (1) on Child Abuse and Neglect; (2) for Missing and Exploited Children; and (3) for the Prosecution of Child Abuse. Directs the Attorney General to publish annually: (1) a statistical summary of the child abuse crime information reported under this Act; and (2) a summary of each State's progress in reporting child abuse crime information to the System. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study to determine various factors relating to potential child abuse crimes and offenders. Authorizes a State to have in effect procedures to permit a qualified entity to contact a State agency to request a nationwide background check. Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) guidelines for State background check procedures, but permits the Attorney General to certify that a State procedure is equivalent to that under this Act under specified circumstances; and (2) criteria for such certifications. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Omnibus Act) to provide for the use of drug control and system improvement grants for the improvement of State record systems and the sharing of records of child abuse crime information to implement this Act. Directs the Attorney General, subject to appropriations and with preference to States that have the lowest percent currency of case dispositions in computerized criminal history files, to make additional grants: (1) for the computerization of, and the improvement of existing computerized criminal history files; (2) to improve accessibility to the System; and (3) to assist the State in the transmittal of criminal records to, or the indexing of criminal history records in, the System. Authorizes: (1) appropriations; and (2) the withholding of a portion of the allocation for a fiscal year under the Omnibus Act to a State that is not in compliance with the timetable established under this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 4 March 1993

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 March 1993

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1018)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 March 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 4 March 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 9 March 1993

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

    Source: Committee

  6. 16 July 1993

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 16 November 1993

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  8. 16 November 1993

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  9. 17 November 1993

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  10. 17 November 1993

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  11. 20 November 1993

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S16865-16866)

    Source: Floor

  12. 20 November 1993

    Introduced

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S16865-16866)

    Source: Floor

  13. 20 November 1993

    Passed

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

    Source: Floor

  14. 20 November 1993

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

  15. 20 November 1993

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

  16. 20 November 1993

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.

    Source: Floor

  17. 20 November 1993

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10323-10326)

    Source: Floor

  18. 20 November 1993

    Floor

    Mr. Edwards (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

  19. 20 November 1993

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 218.

    Source: Calendars

  20. 20 November 1993

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 103-393.

    Source: Committee

  21. 20 November 1993

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 103-393.

    Source: Committee

  22. 22 November 1993

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  23. 8 December 1993

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  24. 8 December 1993

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  25. 20 December 1993

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 103-209.

    Source: President

  26. 20 December 1993

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

  27. 20 December 1993

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

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