A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish Federal criminal penalties for interstate child endangerment.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 14, 2014)
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.
What just happenedJul 14, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJul 14, 2014
- Jul 14, 2014IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jul 14, 2014IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate