3.0.0 1374 2022-02-03T06:03:43Z 2022-02-03T06:03:43Z House H HR 2009-03-06 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2009-03-16T22:14:40Z Referred to 2009-03-06T14:01:39Z 2009-03-16 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2009-03-06 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001058 Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] Ben Chandler D KY 6 N Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aging Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal procedure and sentencing Law enforcement administration and funding Sex offenses State and local government operations U.S. Sentencing Commission Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-03-06 Introduced in House 2009-03-18T19:33:10Z Elder Abuse Prevention Act - Requires a state that is receiving funds for certain law enforcement assistance programs under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to adopt laws and policies that prohibit parole for: (1) any individual who is convicted of a criminal sexual offense against a victim who is elderly; or (2) a sexually violent predator. Grants states three years to implement such laws and policies (with one additional two-year extension for states making good faith efforts at implementation). Renders any state that does not implement such laws and policies within the required period ineligible for 10% of funding for its law enforcement assistance programs.

Requests the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promptly review its guidelines for sexual offenses committed against the elderly and to consider new guidelines for enhanced sentencing for such crimes.

]]> Elder Abuse Prevention Act Short Titles as Introduced Elder Abuse Prevention Act Display Title Elder Abuse Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced To prevent the abuse and exploitation of older individuals. Introduced in House 2009-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1374ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1374ih.xml 2009-03-16 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.