NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY ACT OF 2004 (S. 2154) Why this bill is important: This bipartisan bill seeks to fill a gaping hole...
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CONGRESS PASSES BILL TO STOP EARLY RELEASE OF HARD-CORE CRIMINALS WASHINGTON, DC, July 12, 2000 "Aimee's Law," the landmark anti-crime legislation co-sponsored by Congressman Doug Ose (R-Sacramento), today passed the U.S. House of Representatives by an unanimous vote. The "No Second Chances for Murderers, Rapists, or Child Molesters Act" will crack down on...
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H.R. 4614 Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2010 May 18, 2010 Online at: http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/1/hr4614 FLOOR SITUATION The House is scheduled to consider H.R. 4616, on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, under suspension of the rules, requiring a two-thirds majority vote for passage. H.R. 4614 was introduced on February 4, 2010, by...
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By JENNIFER KAY MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) – The mayor has proposed an ordinance that would effectively ban registered sex offenders from living in Miami Beach. Mayor David Dermer wants to prevent sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet, or a half-mile, of any school, school bus stop, day care center, park or...
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ex offender registry: The measure has already passed in the House By Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune WASHINGTON – Elizabeth Smart, whose kidnapping in 2002 drew national attention, encouraged senators to approve a national sex offender registry bill that was passed by the House on Wednesday. “I don’t want to see others...
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By DALE WETZEL, Associated Press Writer North Dakota law requires sex offenders to inform police if they get another job, even if they haven’t changed homes, the state Supreme Court ruled. The court’s decision revived a felony case against Michael Darnell Jackson, who did not tell Fargo police he had worked at a...
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KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS MIAMI – A new state law designed to protect students from sexual predators includes a little-noticed section requiring fingerprint checks for all vendors and contractors who work at public schools while students are present – a measure that could affect thousands of construction workers, sports referees and maybe even delivery...
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