[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.R. 3627 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 206
113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3627

                          [Report No. 113-286]

 To require the Attorney General to report on State law penalties for 
             certain child abusers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 2, 2013

Mr. Pittenger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

                            December 9, 2013

    Additional sponsors: Mr. Hudson, Mr. Murphy of Florida, and Mr. 
                         Swalwell of California

                            December 9, 2013

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Attorney General to report on State law penalties for 
             certain child abusers, and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act 
of 2013''.

SEC. 2. ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORT.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and again 3 years thereafter, the Attorney General shall publish and 
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States 
Senate a report on the penalties for violations of laws prohibiting 
child abuse in each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and 
each territory of the United States, including whether the laws of that 
State, District, or territory provides for enhanced penalties when the 
victim has suffered serious bodily injury, or permanent or protracted 
loss or impairment of any mental or emotional function.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF PREDICATE FOR INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN 
              DOMESTIC ASSAULTS.

    Section 117(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``, or against a child of or in the care of the person 
committing the domestic assault'' after ``intimate partner''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 206

113th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 3627

                          [Report No. 113-286]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To require the Attorney General to report on State law penalties for 
             certain child abusers, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 9, 2013

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed