July 31, 2000
House Approves Bill Aimed at Internet Obscenity
The House on July 26 approved, 412-4, a bill (H.R. 4710) to set aside $5 million for the Department ofView More
July 31, 2000
The House on July 26 approved, 412-4, a bill (H.R. 4710) to set aside $5 million for the Department ofView More
July 31, 2000
The House on July 25 approved, by voice vote, a bill (H.R. 4047) to provide life sentences for second-time offendersView More
July 21, 2000
A proposal for revamping the federal role in states’ child protection efforts was the focus of a July 20 hearingView More
July 14, 2000
A bill (H.R. 894) intended to deter states from granting early release to convicted murderers, rapists, and child molesters wasView More
June 16, 2000
The House on June 12 approved, by voice vote, a bill (H.R. 4504) containing a provision related to sex offendersView More
May 19, 2000
Child safety was the focus of a hearing held on May 16 by the House Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade,View More
May 12, 2000
Several bills (H.R. 894, H.R. 4045, H.R. 4047, H.R. 4147) designed to reduce crimes against children were the subject ofView More
April 14, 2000
A nonbinding resolution (H. Res. 465) urging federal, state, and local officials to gather statistics on infants abandoned in publicView More
March 31, 2000
Efforts to protect children from pedophiles and other “cyber predators” were discussed during a hearing held on March 28 byView More
March 24, 2000
The federal government’s role in helping states administer child protection programs was the topic of a hearing held on MarchView More