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- H.R.259
H.R.259: Baby Abandonment Prevention Act of 2007
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about families
- Introduced Jan. 5, 2007
- Latest Major Action May 9, 2007
- See the five similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Baby Abandonment Prevention Act of 2007 - Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to establish the Task Force on Baby Abandonment to: (1) collect information and maintain a database on incidents of child abandonment, including information on demographics, circumstances, outcomes, and trends; and (2) submit annual reports and recommendations to Congress.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to House Judiciary
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Referred to House Education and Labor
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
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| Jan. 5, 2007 |
Introduced in the House by Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) |