3.0.0 577 2023-01-11T13:20:39Z 2023-01-11T13:20:39Z House H HR 2011-02-09 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CHANDLER:H.R. 577.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall havePower to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence andgeneral Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Impostsand Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.[Page H600]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2011-02-14T20:00:41Z Referred to 2011-02-09T15:04:45Z 2011-02-14 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2011-02-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001058 Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] Ben Chandler D KY 6 N K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2011-04-13 False 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 2011-02-09 Introduced in House 2011-03-18T17:44:46Z 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 have in effect laws and policies that prohibit parole for any individual who is: (1) convicted of a criminal sexual offense against a victim who is an older individual (defined as age 65 or older); or (2) a sexually violent predator (defined as a person who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense and who has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health professional as having a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in predatory sexually violent offenses or who has been determined by a court to suffer from such an illness or disorder). 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.

Requires 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 Display Title Elder Abuse Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced To prevent the abuse and exploitation of older individuals. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Elder Abuse Prevention Act Introduced in House 2011-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr577ih/xml/BILLS-112hr577ih.xml 2011-02-14 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.