H.R.1237: National Child Protection Act of 1993

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 103rd Congress
  • This bill is primarily about law
  • Introduced March 4, 1993
  • Latest Major Action Dec. 20, 1993

Bill Summary

National Child Protection Act of 1993 - Establishes a national criminal history 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. (Sec. 2) Directs the Attorney General: (1) subject to availability of appropriations, to establish guidelines for the reporting or...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 103-393.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 218.
Mr. Edwards (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
Cleared for White House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 103-209.
March 4, 1993

Introduced in the House by Patricia Scott Schroeder (D-Colo.)

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