3.0.0 3972 2023-01-15T10:32:59Z 2023-01-15T10:32:59Z House H HR 2004-03-16 108 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2004-04-02T17:02:47Z Referred to 2004-03-16T17:20:25Z 2004-04-02 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2004-03-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2004-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000238 Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] MARK FOLEY R FL 16 N L000043 Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-9] NICK LAMPSON D TX 9 2004-03-16 True B000072 Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] RICHARD BAKER R LA H. 6 2004-03-16 True F000392 Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] MARTIN FROST D TX 24 2004-03-16 True W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2004-03-16 True W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2004-03-16 True C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2004-03-17 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2004-03-17 False L000090 Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] TOM LANTOS D CA 12 2004-03-17 False G000548 Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] Scott Garrett R NJ 5 2004-04-27 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2004-05-20 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2004-06-14 False E000226 Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] BOB ETHERIDGE D NC 2 2004-06-22 False Crime and Law Enforcement Child abuse Child welfare Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Data banks Electronic data interchange Families Federal-state relations Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Identification of criminals Missing children Missing persons Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare State employees State officials Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2004-03-16 Introduced in House 2004-04-23T20:27:35Z Protecting Our Children from Violence Act of 2004 - Directs the Attorney General, upon request of the chief executive of a State, to ensure that a covered State social services officer has the authority for online access to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) databases and the Interstate Identification Index to carry out criminal history records checks. Limits such authority to a check of an individual who: (1) resided with a minor at the time of an actual or alleged incident of abuse or neglect of that minor, or at the time during which such an incident may have occurred; or (2) is the subject of an investigation relating to an incident of abuse or neglect of a minor.

Requires the Attorney General to ensure that such an officer has the authority for "read only" electronic access to the NCIC databases for the purpose of carrying out checks of records relating to missing persons or warrants. Directs such officer to use access only for an investigation relating to a missing child and to share any information obtained with appropriate Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies.

Directs the Attorney General to ensure that the Case Analysis Division, the Missing Children's Division, and the Exploited Child Unit of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children each have access to the Index, subject to specified limitations.

Limits the release of information. Sets criminal penalties for knowingly releasing information in violation of this Act.

]]> Protecting Our Children from Violence Act of 2004 Display Title Protecting Our Children from Violence Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To ensure that appropriate State social services officers have the authority to access certain Federal databases for the purpose of carrying out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Our Children from Violence Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-03-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr3972ih/xml/BILLS-108hr3972ih.xml 2004-04-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.