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| 102-s-3373 | 102 | s | 3373 | Bullet Death, Injury, and Family Dissolution Control Act | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-10-08 | 1992-10-23 | Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-1061. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Bullet Death, Injury, and Family Dissolution Control Act - Title I: National Center for Bullet Death and Injury Control - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services a National Center for Bullet Death and Injury Control. Directs the Center to conduct research into, and provide leadership and coordination for: (1) the understanding and promotion of knowledge about the epidemiologic basis for bullet-related death and injury within the United States; (2) developing technically sound approaches for controlling and eliminating bullet-related deaths and injuries; (3) building the capacity for implementing the options and for expanding the approaches to controlling death and disease from bullet-related trauma; and (4) educating the public about the nature and extent of bullet-related violence. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the functions of the Center (including conducting research and preparing statistics on bullet-related death and injury, making recommendations to the Congress, Federal, State, and local agencies about options for actions to eradicate or reduce the incidence of such death and injury, and providing training and technical assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies regarding the collection and interpretation of bullet-related data); and (2) establishment of an independent advisory board to assist in setting the policies for and directing the Center. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Increase in Excise Tax on Certain Bullets - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set the excise tax rate on .25 and .32 caliber and nine millimeter ammunition at 1,000 percent, with an exemption for law enforcement agencies. | 2025-08-26T15:16:13Z | |
| 102-s-3390 | 102 | s | 3390 | National Child Protection Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-10-08 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] | DE | D | B000444 | 0 | National Child Protection Act of 1992 - Establishes a national criminal background check system to which a designated criminal justice agency in each State is required to report or index child abuse crime information, for purposes of background checks of child care providers. Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) guidelines for the reporting or indexing of such information; and (2) timetables for each State to provide such information to such system (with a three-year deadline for all States to be reporting at a specified level of currency). Requires State agencies to maintain close liaison for the exchange of technical assistance in cases of child abuse with the National Centers: (1) on Child Abuse and Neglect; (2) for Missing and Exploited Children; and (3) for the Prosecution of Child Abuse. Directs the Attorney General to publish annually: (1) a statistical summary of the child abuse crime information reported under this Act; and (2) a summary of each State's progress in reporting child abuse crime information to the national criminal background check system. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study to determine various factors relating to potential child abuse crimes and offenders, based on a statistically significant sample of convicted child abuse offenders and other relevant information. Requires a report on such study to be submitted to specified congressional committee officials. Provides for background check procedures. Allows entities that provide child care or child care placement services (including businesses or organizations that license or certify others to provide such services) to request State agencies to review State and Federal records through the national system to determine if a child care provider is under indictment for, or has been convicted of, a background check crime. Directs the Attorney General to establish guidelines for such State background check procedures, permitting equivalent procedures under spe… | 2025-08-26T15:18:29Z | |
| 102-s-3369 | 102 | s | 3369 | A bill to allow certain political subdivisions of the State of Arizona continued access to FBI identification records for a period of 180 days pending restoration of statutory authorization by the legislature of the State of Arizona. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-10-07 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Allows certain political subdivisions of the State of Arizona continued access to Federal Bureau of Investigation identification records for a period of 180 days pending restoration of statutory authorization by the Arizona legislature. | 2021-06-02T15:40:55Z | |
| 102-hr-6198 | 102 | hr | 6198 | National Stalker Reduction Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] | MA | D | K000110 | 0 | National Stalker Reduction Act of 1992 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States which include programs that increase awareness, reporting, and prevention of stalking. Directs each State which receives drug control and system improvement formula grants under the Act in a fiscal year to allocate not less than five percent of such funds for the development of records regarding stalking and other forms of domestic violence, including: (1) the development or expansion of maintaining records regarding the dispositions of all complaints and arrests for stalking and other forms of domestic violence; (2) the full automation of such records; and (3) the frequency and quality of reports sent to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Authorizes the Director to waive compliance with such allocation requirement by a State, or to authorize a State to reduce the minimum amount such State is required to allocate, if the Director finds that the quality of the States' records regarding stalking and domestic violence complaints and arrests does not warrant expending the amount allocated. Requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics to: (1) define terms that relate to stalking and make such definitions available to individuals and groups that request such information; and (2) compile a national database regarding stalking and other forms of domestic violence. | 2025-08-26T15:18:09Z | |
| 102-hr-6200 | 102 | hr | 6200 | National Child Protection Act of 1991 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Title I: Child Protection - National Child Protection Act of 1991 - Establishes a national criminal background check system to which a designated criminal justice agency in each State is required to report or index child abuse crime information, for purposes of background checks of child care providers. Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) guidelines for the reporting or indexing of such information; and (2) timetables for each State to provide such information to such system (with a three-year deadline for all States to be reporting at a specified level of currency). Requires State agencies to maintain close liason for the exchange of technical assistance in cases of child abuse with the National Centers: (1) on Child Abuse and Neglect; (2) for Missing and Exploited Children; and (3) for the Prosecution of Child Abuse. Directs the Attorney General to publish annually: (1) a statistical summary of the child abuse crime information reported under this Act; and (2) a summary of each State's progress in reporting child abuse crime information to the national criminal background check system. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study to determine various factors relating to potential child abuse crimes and offenders, based on a statistically significant sample of convicted child abuse offenders and other relevant information. Requires a report on such study to be submitted to specified congressional committee officials. Provides for background check procedures. Allows entities that provide child care or child care placement services (including business or organizations that license or certify others to provide such services) to request State agencies to review State and Federal records through the national system to determine if a child care provider is under indictment for, or has been convicted of, a background check crime. (Defines "provider" as one who is now or seeks to be: (1) employed by, or a volunteer with, a qualified entity;… | 2025-08-26T15:16:53Z | |
| 102-hr-6201 | 102 | hr | 6201 | Biden-Thurmond Justice Improvements Act | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-10-06 | 1992-12-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Title I: Child Protection - National Child Protection Act of 1992 - Establishes a national criminal background check system (system) to which a designated agency in each State is required to report child abuse crime information, or index such information in the system, for purposes of background checks of child care providers. Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) guidelines for the reporting of such information; and (2) timetables for each State to report such information to the system (with a three-year deadline for all States to be reporting at a specified level of currency). Requires State agencies to maintain close liaison for the exchange of technical assistance in cases of child abuse with the National Center: (1) on Child Abuse and Neglect; (2) for Missing and Exploited Children; and (3) for the Prosecution of Child Abuse. Directs the Attorney General to publish annually: (1) a statistical summary of the child abuse crime information reported under this title; and (2) a summary of each State's progress in reporting child abuse crime information to the system. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study to determine various factors relating to potential child abuse crimes and offenders, based on a statistically significant sample of convicted child abuse offenders and other relevant information. Requires a report on such study to be submitted to specified congressional committee officials. Authorizes a State to have in effect procedures to permit a qualified entity (i.e., a business or organization that provides child care or child care placement services, or that certifies others to provide such care or services) to contact a State agency to request a nationwide background check to determine if a child care provider is under indictment for, or has been convicted of, a background check crime. Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) guidelines for State background check procedures, but permits the Attorney General to certif… | 2025-08-26T15:18:04Z | |
| 102-hr-6139 | 102 | hr | 6139 | Child Support Recovery Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] | IL | R | H001022 | 0 | Child Support Recovery Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties (a fine, imprisonment up to six months, or both for a first offense and a fine, imprisonment up to two years, or both, in any other case) for willfully failing to pay a past due support obligation with respect to a child who resides in another State. Directs the court, upon a conviction of such offense, to order restitution in an amount equal to the past due support obligation as it exists at the time of sentencing. Authorizes the court, as a condition of probation, to require a defendant to comply with the terms of any court order or order of an administrative process pursuant to the law of a State by making payments for the support and maintenance of a child or of a child and the parent with whom the child is living. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, for use by States and local entities in the States, to develop, implement, and enforce criminal interstate child support legislation and coordinate criminal interstate child support enforcement efforts. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) uses of grant funds; (2) State and local application requirements; (3) review of State applications; (4) the Federal share of funded project costs; and (5) an annual evaluation by grant recipients. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes the Commission on Child and Family Welfare to: (1) compile information and data on the issues that affect the best interests of children; (2) compile a report that lists the strengths and weaknesses of the child welfare system as it relates to placement (including child custody and visitation), that summarizes State laws and regulations relating to visitation, and that makes recommendations for changing the system or developing a Federal role in strengthening the system; (3) study the strengths and weaknesses of the juvenile and family courts as they relate to visitation, custody, and child su… | 2025-08-26T15:14:24Z | |
| 102-hr-6160 | 102 | hr | 6160 | To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the use and sale of military medals and decorations. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. McCandless, Alfred A. (Al) [R-CA-37] | CA | R | M000306 | 0 | Amends the Federal criminal code to delete the $250 cap on the maximum fine for the unauthorized wearing, manufacturing, or selling of military decorations or medals. Specifies that if the decoration or medal involved in the offense is a Congressional Medal of Honor the offender shall be fined or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Includes as sales, with respect to a Congressional Medal of Honor, trades, barters, or exchanges for anything of value. | 2021-06-02T15:12:46Z | |
| 102-hr-6170 | 102 | hr | 6170 | Independent Counsel Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. | House | Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] | PA | R | G000121 | 3 | Independent Counsel Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal judicial code to reauthorize the independent counsel law for an additional five years. Makes such law applicable to Senators and Representatives in, and Delegates and Resident Commissioners to, the Congress, subject to specified limitations. Provides for the periodic reappointment of an independent counsel. Sets forth reporting requirements. Revises provisions regarding: (1) subpoena power; (2) congressional requests for information; (3) attorney fees; (4) independent counsel per diem expenses; and (5) compliance with policies of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Limits the salaries of employees of the independent counsel's office to those paid for comparable positions in the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Requires that an independent counsel use DOJ personnel in lieu of appointing employees to carry out the duties of the office of independent counsel. Limits to $500,000 the amount that may be expended in any one-year period to compensate employees appointed by an independent counsel or detailed to such office, except to the extent that an appropriations Act specifically makes available additional funds for such purpose. Grants DOJ and the Office of Government Ethics authority to enforce compliance with standards of conduct applicable to an independent counsel, persons serving in the office of an independent counsel, and their law firms. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for the operation of any office of independent counsel beyond the two-year period after its establishment, except to the extent that an appropriations Act enacted after such establishment specifically makes funds available for such office for use after the end of such period. Requires: (1) the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to provide administrative support and guidance to each independent counsel; (2) the Administrator of General Services to promptly provide appropriate office space within a Federal building for each independent counsel;… | 2025-08-26T15:17:26Z | |
| 102-hr-6174 | 102 | hr | 6174 | Sentencing Enforcement Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Sentencing Enforcement Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to require a court that reduces the term of imprisonment on the grounds of the prisoner's ill health to order the return of such prisoner to complete the original sentence if the prisoner recovers good health. Establishes a rebuttable presumption that the prisoner's entry into full-time employment establishes the good health of the prisoner for purposes of this provision. | 2025-08-26T15:15:28Z | |
| 102-s-3349 | 102 | s | 3349 | Biden-Thurmond Justice Improvements Act | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-08 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] | DE | D | B000444 | 1 | Title I: Child Protection - National Child Protection Act of 1992 - Establishes a national criminal background check system (system) to which a designated agency in each State is required to report child abuse crime information, or index such information in the system, for purposes of background checks of child care providers. Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) guidelines for the reporting of such information; and (2) timetables for each State to report such information to the system (with a three-year deadline for all States to be reporting at a specified level of currency). Requires State agencies to maintain close liaison for the exchange of technical assistance in cases of child abuse with the National Center: (1) on Child Abuse and Neglect; (2) for Missing and Exploited Children; and (3) for the Prosecution of Child Abuse. Directs the Attorney General to publish annually: (1) a statistical summary of the child abuse crime information reported under this title; and (2) a summary of each State's progress in reporting child abuse crime information to the system. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study to determine various factors relating to potential child abuse crimes and offenders, based on a statistically significant sample of convicted child abuse offenders and other relevant information. Requires a report on such study to be submitted to specified congressional committee officials. Authorizes a State to have in effect procedures to permit a qualified entity (i.e., a business or organization that provides child care or child care placement services, or that certifies others to provide such care or services) to contact a State agency to request a nationwide background check to determine if a child care provider is under indictment for, or has been convicted of, a background check crime. Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) guidelines for State background check procedures, but permits the Attorney General to certif… | 2021-06-02T15:40:50Z | |
| 102-hr-6079 | 102 | hr | 6079 | Sentencing Uniformity Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-10-01 | 1992-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Jenkins, Edgar L. [D-GA-9] | GA | D | J000083 | 1 | Sentencing Uniformity Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code and various other Federal laws to abolish mandatory minimum sentences. | 2025-08-26T15:14:15Z | |
| 102-s-3292 | 102 | s | 3292 | A bill to establish the death penalty for certain violent crimes and provide procedures for its imposition, provide for habeas corpus reform, and codify the "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-10-01 | 1992-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Title I: Death Penalty under Federal Law - Federal Death Penalty Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criteria for the imposition of the death penalty for Federal crimes. Requires the Government, for any offense punishable by death, to serve notice upon the defendant a reasonable time before trial or acceptance of a plea, or at such time thereafter as the court may permit upon a showing of good cause, that it intends to seek the death penalty and the aggravating factors upon which it will rely. Requires a separate sentencing hearing before a jury, or the court upon motion by the defendant (with the approval of the attorney for the Government), when the defendant is found guilty or pleads guilty to an offense punishable by death. Allows the defendant and the Government to present any information relevant to sentencing. Specifies mitigating factors which the defendant must establish by a preponderance of the information and aggravating factors which the Government must provide beyond a reasonable doubt. Sets forth special aggravating factors for: (1) treason, espionage, homicide, and the attempted murder of the President; and (2) drug offenses punishable by the death penalty (such factors include conviction for two felony drug offenses, conviction for serious Federal drug offenses, and participation in a continuing criminal enterprise involving drug sales to minors). Directs the court, or the jury by unanimous vote, to recommend whether a sentence of death shall be imposed rather than a lesser sentence based upon a consideration of whether all the aggravating factors sufficiently outweigh all mitigating factors (or, in the absence of a mitigating factor, whether the aggravating factors alone are sufficient to justify such sentence). Specifies that the jury or the court is never required to impose a death sentence. States that no person who was under 17 years of age at the time of the offense may be sentenced to death. Requires the court to instruct the jury not to consider the race, color… | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-s-3282 | 102 | s | 3282 | Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-28 | 1992-09-29 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 749. | Senate | Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] | ME | D | M000811 | 0 | Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act - Specifies that, beginning 90 days after the enactment of this Act and ending on the day before the date that the Attorney General certifies that the national instant criminal background check system (System) is established (pursuant to this Act), it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an unlicensed individual unless: (1) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by the individual, the transferor has received a statement of eligibility from the individual, verified the identity of such individual by examining the identification document presented, provided notice of the contents, and transmitted a copy of the statement to the chief law enforcement officer (chief) of the place of residence of the individual within one day after the individual furnishes the statement; and five business days have elapsed from the date the transferor furnished notice of the contents of the statement to the chief, during which period the transferor has not received information from the chief that receipt or possession of the handgun by the individual would be in violation of Federal, State, or local law, or has received notice from the chief that the chief has no information indicating that such receipt or possession would violate Federal, State, or local law; (2) the individual has presented to the transferor a statement from the chief, issued in the past ten days, stating that the individual requires a handgun because of a threat to such individual or such individual's family; (3) the individual has presented to the transferor a permit to possess a handgun that has been issued in the past five years by the State in which the transfer is to take place under a State law which requires law enforcement verification of the individual's legal qualification to possess a handgun; (4) State law requires that an authorized government official verifies that the information available to such official does not indicate that p… | 2025-08-26T15:13:44Z | |
| 102-s-3271 | 102 | s | 3271 | Sexual Assault Prevention Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-25 | 1992-09-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 5 | Sexual Assault Prevention Act of 1992 - Title I: Sexual Violence - Subtitle A: Penalties and Remedies - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for pretrial detention in sex offense cases. Makes murder a Class A felony, mandating the death sentence, when done in the course of certain sex offenses, sexual assault, or child molestation, or when the defendant has previously been convicted of sexual assault or child molestation, subject to specified mitigating factors. Requires instructing the jury not to: (1) be influenced by prejudice or bias relating to the race, color, religion, national origin, or sex of the defendant or any victim; and (2) recommend a death sentence unless it concludes that it would recommend such sentence regardless of such factors. Requires each juror to sign a certification to that effect. Prohibits: (1) carrying out a death sentence on a woman while she is pregnant; and (2) requiring any employee of, or any person under contract to provide services to, a State corrections department, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, or the U.S. Marshals Service, to attend or participate in any execution. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the appointment of counsel for indigent capital defendants; (2) representation after finality of judgment; (3) standards for competence of counsel; (4) claims of ineffectiveness of counsel in collateral proceedings; (5) time limits for collateral attack on a death sentence; (6) stays of execution; and (7) finality of the decision on review. Increases penalties for: (1) recidivist sex offenders; and (2) sex offenses against victims under age 16. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission: (1) to amend the sentencing guidelines to increase by at least four levels the base level for offenses relating to sexual, and aggravated sexual, abuse; (2) to consider whether any other changes applicable to such offenses are warranted; (3) in amending the guidelines in conformity with this provision, to review the appropriateness and adequacy of existing offense characteristics a… | 2025-08-26T15:13:51Z | |
| 102-s-3276 | 102 | s | 3276 | Anti-Auto Theft Act | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-25 | 1992-09-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Anti-Auto Theft Act - Title I: Motor Vehicle Theft Resistance - Motor Vehicle Theft Resistance Act - Prohibits any person from knowingly manufacturing for sale, selling, leasing, offering for sale or lease, delivering for introduction in interstate commerce, or importing into the United States for sale any new motor vehicle which incorporates: (1) any steering column that is not shielded in a manner that adequately prevents theft, in accordance with regulations promulgated under this title; or (2) any other component or design feature specifically identified in such regulations that, if included as a part of a motor vehicle, would physically facilitate the vehicle's theft and create an unreasonable risk of such theft. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to waive such requirements for any lines of motor vehicles which are equipped as standard equipment with an antitheft device which the Secretary determines is likely to be equally effective in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft, subject to specified limitations. Prohibits the import of any motor vehicle not in compliance with such provisions, with exceptions. Establishes civil penalties for violations. Sets forth provisions regarding the assessment, collection, and compromise of penalties, deductions from sums owed by the United States to the person charged, and separate violations for each vehicle unlawfully sold, leased, offered for sale or lease, delivered, or imported. Directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to promulgate regulations to implement this title, including the establishment of effective dates that provide affected persons with sufficient time to comply. Makes such regulations inapplicable to any vehicle which is intended solely for export and which is exported. Title II: Tougher Law Enforcement Against Automobile Theft - Amends the Federal criminal code to impose (carjacking) penalties upon whoever: (1) by force and violence, or by intimidation, takes or attempts to take from the person or presence of another… | 2025-08-26T15:15:37Z | |
| 102-hr-6017 | 102 | hr | 6017 | To implement for the United States the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-24 | 1992-10-05 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | House | Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19] | FL | D | F000041 | 2 | Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for committing or attempting to commit torture outside the United States. Grants jurisdiction over such activity if the alleged offender is: (1) a U.S. national; or (2) present in the United States. Makes this Act effective on the latter of the date of enactment of this Act or the date the United States has become a party to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 102-hr-6031 | 102 | hr | 6031 | To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty enhancement for the use of juveniles in Federal offenses. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-24 | 1992-09-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Zimmer, Dick [R-NJ-12] | NJ | R | Z000008 | 0 | Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that anyone at least 18 years of age who uses a child to commit, or to assist in avoiding detection or apprehension for a Federal offense, shall: (1) after a previous conviction for such an offense has become final, be subject to three times the maximum imprisonment and three times the maximum fine otherwise provided for the Federal offense in which the child is used; and (2) in any other case, be subject to twice the maximum imprisonment and twice the maximum fine for such offense. | 2021-06-02T15:12:14Z | |
| 102-s-3268 | 102 | s | 3268 | United States Fish and Wildlife Service Law Enforcement Clarification and Enhancement Act | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-24 | 1992-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO] | CO | D | W000647 | 0 | United States Fish and Wildlife Service Law Enforcement Clarification and Enhancement Act - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to establish the Division of Law Enforcement in the Office of the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. | 2025-08-26T15:17:36Z | |
| 102-hr-6008 | 102 | hr | 6008 | Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-23 | 1992-09-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-20] | NY | D | L000480 | 1 | Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act - Title I: Community Policing; Cop on the Beat - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Omnibus Act) to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to units of general local goverment community groups to establish or expand cooperative efforts between police and community to increase the police presence in the community. Requires the Director to develop a written model that informs community members regarding: (1) how to identify the existence of a drug or gang house; (2) what civil remedies are available; and (3) what mediation techniques are available between community members and individuals who have established a drug or gang house in such community. Sets forth application requirements. Requires each application to include a comprehensive plan containing: (1) a description of the crime problems within the areas targeted for assistance, the projects to be developed, community resources and gaps in the plan that cannot be filled with existing resources, and the system the applicant will establish to prevent and reduce crime; (2) an explanation of how the requested grant will be used to fill such gaps; and (3) an evaluation component. Requires the Director to allocate not less than 75 percent of the funds available to units of local government or combinations of such units and not more than 20 percent to community groups. Provides for grant renewal. Limits: (1) costs of administration, technical assistance, and evaluation to five percent of available funds; and (2) the Federal share to 75 percent of total project costs. Requires the Director, in awarding grants, to consider: (1) demonstrated need and ability to provide the services described in the plan; (2) evidence of the ability to coordinate a community-wide response to crime; (3) ability to maintain the program after funding is no longer available; and (4) geographic distribution of grant awards. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations. … | 2025-08-26T15:17:22Z | |
| 102-hr-5972 | 102 | hr | 5972 | Assaults Against Children Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-17 | 1992-09-23 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee. | House | Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] | MN | R | R000033 | 0 | Assaults Against Children Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to make a simple assault punishable by: (1) a fine or imprisonment for not more than one year, if the victim of the assault is an individual under age 16; and (2) a fine or imprisonment for up to three months in any other case. (Current law makes such offense punishable by a fine of not more than $300 or imprisonment for not more than three months, or both.) Makes an assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to an individual under age 16 punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to five years. Subjects any Indian who commits an assault against another Indian who has not attained age 16 to the same law and penalties as all other persons committing such offense within the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States. | 2025-08-26T15:17:45Z | |
| 102-s-3239 | 102 | s | 3239 | A bill to prevent and deter auto theft. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-17 | 1992-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 2 | Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for: (1) taking by force or violence a motor vehicle that has been transported, shipped, or received in interstate or foreign commerce from a person or in the presence of another person; and (2) assaulting, or putting in jeopardy the life of, another person by the use of a dangerous weapon or device while committing or attempting to commit such an offense. Authorizes appropriations to pay the expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the detection, investigation, and prosecution of persons who violate such provisions. Specifies that ten percent of such appropriations may be made available to make payments or advances for expenses arising out of contractual or reimbursable agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in cooperative activities in the enforcement of such provisions. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-s-3244 | 102 | s | 3244 | Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Clarification Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-17 | 1992-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] | NC | D | S000055 | 0 | Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Clarification Act of 1992 - Authorizes law enforcement officers of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of the Interior, to: (1) carry firearms; (2) execute and serve any order, warrant, subpoena, summons, or other process issued by a court or officer of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of any Federal law; (3) make an arrest without a warrant for any offense under Federal law committed within the officer's presence, or for any felony under Federal law if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person arrested has committed or is committing the felony; (4) cooperate with any State or political subdivision of a State in the enforcement of the laws of the State; and (5) perform any other law enforcement duty specified by the Secretary. Permits such officers, for purposes of law enforcement within any area that is part of the National Wildlife Refuge System or any other area owned or controlled by the Service, and in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary, to: (1) perform acts to maintain law and order and protect persons and property; and (2) conduct an investigation of any offense under Federal law committed within the area in the absence of investigation of the offense by any other Federal law enforcement agency having investigative jurisdiction over the offense committed or with the concurrence of the other agency. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) designate any law enforcement officer of any Federal agency or State to act as a special police officer in areas of the System and to exercise authority established by this Act, subject to specified conditions; (2) cooperate with any State in the enforcement, within the System, of the laws or ordinances of the State; and (3) provide reimbursement to a State for expenditures incurred in connection with activities of the State pursuant to such designation. Sets forth provisions regarding the treatment of special police officers under this Act (i… | 2025-08-26T15:13:30Z | |
| 102-hr-5960 | 102 | hr | 5960 | Sexual Assault Prevention Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-16 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Molinari, Susan [R-NY-14] | NY | R | M000843 | 26 | Sexual Assault Prevention Act of 1992 - Title I: Sexual Violence - Subtitle A: Penalties and Remedies - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for pretrial detention in sex offense cases. Makes murder a Class A felony, mandating the death sentence, when done in the course of certain sex offenses, sexual assault, or child molestation, or when the defendant has previously been convicted of sexual assault or child molestation, subject to specified mitigating factors. Requires instructing the jury not to: (1) be influenced by prejudice or bias relating to the race, color, religion, national origin, or sex of the defendant or any victim; and (2) recommend a death sentence unless it concludes that it would recommend such sentence regardless of such factors. Requires each juror to sign a certification to that effect. Prohibits: (1) carrying out a death sentence on a woman while she is pregnant; and (2) requiring any employee of, or any person under contract to provide services to, a State corrections department, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, or the U.S. Marshals Service, to attend or participate in any execution. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the appointment of counsel for indigent capital defendants; (2) representation after finality of judgment; (3) standards for competence of counsel; (4) claims of ineffectiveness of counsel in collateral proceedings; (5) time limits for collateral attack on a death sentence; (6) stays of execution; and (7) finality of the decision on review. Increases penalties for: (1) recidivist sex offenders; and (2) sex offenses against victims under age 16. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission: (1) to amend the sentencing guidelines to increase by at least four levels the base level for offenses relating to sexual, and aggravated sexual, abuse; (2) to consider whether any other changes applicable to such offenses are warranted; (3) in amending the guidelines in conformity with this provision, to review the appropriateness and adequacy of existing offense characteristics … | 2025-08-26T15:16:52Z | |
| 102-s-3230 | 102 | s | 3230 | Treasury Forfeiture Fund Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-14 | 1992-09-14 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 663. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 0 | Treasury Forfeiture Fund Act of 1992 - Amends Federal law to establish the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund (the Fund) for the deposit of proceeds from assets seized and forfeited for violations of Treasury laws. Sets forth limitations on the use of the Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury. Directs the Secretary to make funds available to the U.S. Coast Guard from the Fund for its seizure and law enforcement activities. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations as necessary to administer the Fund. Sets forth the authorities of the Secretary with respect to the transfer or retention of forfeited property. Provides for the transfer of funds from the Customs Forfeiture Fund to the Fund, subject to specified requirements. Limits U.S. liability with respect to certain property transfers under this Act and under the Tariff Act of 1930. Authorizes the Secretary to warrant clear title to any subsequent purchaser or transferee of forfeited property. Requires the Secretary to transfer from the Fund to the Attorney General for deposit in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund and to the Postmaster General for deposit in the Postal Service Fund amounts appropriate to reflect the degree of participation of such agencies in the law enforcement effort resulting in the forfeiture. Makes specified legal provisions relating to the seizure, forfeiture, and condemnation of property for violation of Customs laws, the remission or mitigation of such forfeiture, and the compromise of claims applicable to seizures and forfeitures incurred under any applicable law enforced or administered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, the Federal criminal and judicial codes, and other Federal provisions. | 2025-08-26T15:14:59Z | |
| 102-hr-5930 | 102 | hr | 5930 | United States Fish and Wildlife Service Law Enforcement Clarification and Enhancement Act | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-10 | 1992-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | L000225 | 4 | United States Fish and Wildlife Service Law Enforcement Clarification and Enhancement Act -Amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to establish the Division of Law Enforcement in the Office of the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. | 2025-08-26T15:17:47Z | |
| 102-hr-5931 | 102 | hr | 5931 | Security Officers Quality Assurance Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-10 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30] | CA | D | M000206 | 0 | Security Officers Quality Assurance Act of 1992 - Makes a State ineligible for certain funding under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 or under the Crime Control Act of 1990 unless such State has in effect or establishes pursuant to this Act a program to license and control security officers and employers of security officers. Directs the Attorney General of each State to report the provisions of the State's program to the Attorney General of the United States as part of the grant process under such Acts. Requires each State to establish requirements and procedures for the licensing and review of operations of security contractors and employers of proprietary security officers within two years. Authorizes the licensing agency of each State to charge a reasonable fee for applicants and licensees to offset administrative costs of the program, subject to specified requirements. Directs that State requirements and procedures, at a minimum, provide that employers, including security contractors, permanently deploy a person as a security officer only after completion of preemployment screening, training, and licensing under guidelines specified in this Act. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) preemployment screening, including background checks; (2) security officer training and employer certification; (3) State licensing procedures for such officers; and (4) a prohibition on an employer's contracting with such an officer to limit the employee's right to seek other employment as a security officer following termination. Requires the State to establish procedures regarding criminal charges against a security officer, based on specified minimum guidelines. Provides penalties for violations of this Act. | 2025-08-26T15:16:44Z | |
| 102-s-3229 | 102 | s | 3229 | Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-10 | 1992-11-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 0 | Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1992 - Provides for reciprocity of weapons licenses issued to armored car company crew members among States that require the crew members to provide satisfactory information on an annual basis that each crew member: (1) has received classroom and range training in weapon safety and marksmanship during the current year by a qualified instructor for each weapon that the crew member is licensed to carry; and (2) has not been convicted of a felony under Federal or State law based on a criminal record background check conducted during the current year. | 2025-08-26T15:16:11Z | |
| 102-hr-5912 | 102 | hr | 5912 | Disaster Area Price Gouging Prevention Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-09 | 1992-09-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] | LA | R | B000072 | 0 | Disaster Area Price Gouging Prevention Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for engaging in price gouging in a disaster area. | 2025-08-26T15:14:03Z | |
| 102-s-3218 | 102 | s | 3218 | A bill to amend section 3681 of title 18, United States Code (the Son of Sam statute), to include crimes involving pecuniary harm. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-09-08 | 1992-09-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Amends the "Son of Sam statute" under the Federal criminal code (which provides for the forfeiture of proceeds received by a defendant convicted of specified crimes or a transferee of that defendant from a contract relating to a depiction of such crime in a movie, book, newspaper, magazine, radio or television production, or live entertainment, or an expression of that defendant's thoughts, opinions, or emotions regarding such crime) to cover: (1) offenses involving the gathering, transmitting, or losing of defense information and the disclosure of classified information; (2) specified offenses under the Subversive Activities Control Act; and (3) offenses against the United States resulting in pecuniary (currently, limited to physical) harm. Authorizes the court to order such a defendant or transferee to forfeit all or any part of such proceeds, including the proceeds from any contract and any other proceeds directly or indirectly traceable to the offense. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5840 | 102 | hr | 5840 | Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-08-12 | 1992-09-17 | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] | TX | D | B000880 | 1 | Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal judicial code to reauthorize the independent counsel law for an additional five years. Directs: (1) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to provide administrative support and guidance to each independent counsel; and (2) the General Services Administration to provide office space within a Federal building for each independent counsel. Requires an independent counsel to: (1) conduct all activities with due regard for expense, authorize only reasonable expenditures, and (promptly upon taking office) assign to a specific employee the duty to ensure expenditures are made in accordance with such principles; and (2) comply with the established policies of the Department of Justice regarding expenditures of funds to conduct investigations and prosecutions, except where such compliance would violate the purposes of the Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to conduct a preliminary investigation upon the receipt of information sufficient to constitute grounds to investigate whether a Member of Congress may have violated any Federal criminal law, other than a violation classified as a Class B or C misdemeanor or an infraction. | 2025-08-26T15:16:17Z | |
| 102-hr-5849 | 102 | hr | 5849 | Independent Counsel Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. | House | Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] | PA | R | G000121 | 0 | Independent Counsel Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal judicial code to reauthorize the independent counsel law for an additional five years. Makes such law applicable with respect to Senators and Representatives in, and Delegates and Resident Commissioners to, the Congress, subject to specified limitations. Provides for the periodic reappointment of an independent counsel. Sets forth reporting requirements. | 2025-08-26T15:15:43Z | |
| 102-hr-5862 | 102 | hr | 5862 | To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure an equitable and timely distribution of benefits to public safety officers. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-08-12 | 1992-10-25 | Became Public Law No: 102-520. | House | Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-9] | NY | D | M000117 | 27 | Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Bureau of Justice Assistance to pay the same benefit in any year to public safety officers for permanent and total disability as that payable in such year for death benefits. Makes this Act applicable with respect to injuries occurring on or after November 29, 1990. | 2021-09-25T05:34:28Z | |
| 102-hr-5876 | 102 | hr | 5876 | To assist the States in the enactment of legislation to address the criminal act of stalking. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-08-12 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-5] | CA | D | P000197 | 30 | States that the criminal act of stalking other persons is of deep concern. Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Justice, to: (1) evaluate anti-stalking legislation and proposed legislation in the States; (2) develop model anti-stalking legislation that is constitutional and enforceable; (3) prepare and disseminate to State authorities the findings made as a result of the evaluation; and (4) report to the Congress on the need for further Federal action. | 2021-06-02T15:11:31Z | |
| 102-hr-5890 | 102 | hr | 5890 | Handgun Control Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] | NY | D | S000673 | 0 | Handgun Control Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit a person who is not a licensee under the code (licensee) from: (1) importing, transferring, transporting, or manufacturing a handgun; or (2) owning or possessing a handgun after 180 days following the enactment of this Act. Makes exceptions with respect to: (1) the importation or manufacture of a handgun for, or the transfer or transportation of a handgun (other than for purposes of surrendering the handgun) to, the United States, any State, or political subdivision thereof, or the possession of a handgun in the course of such activity; (2) the conduct of the United States, any State, or political subdivision; (3) the possession or ownership of a handgun by an entity licensed under the code; (4) the possession of a handgun on the premises of a licensed pistol club by a person authorized by the club to possess the handgun; (5) the possession or transportation of a handgun by an employee of a licensed guard service while lawfully engaged in providing services within the scope of such employment; (6) the possession, ownership, or transfer to a licensee of a handgun by an individual during the 180-day period beginning on the date the chief law enforcement officer of the place of residence of the individual has issued a written statement that the individual requires access to a handgun because of a threat to the life, or of any member of the household, of the transferee; (7) the possession or transportation of a handgun which is in a locked container and is not loaded, by any person while transporting the handgun for the purpose of surrendering it to law enforcement authorities, or the surrender of the handgun to such authorities; or (8) a handgun which was manufactured before 1890 which the Secretary of the Treasury determines is unserviceable, not restorable to firing condition, and intended for use as a curio, museum piece, or collector's item. Prohibits a licensee from transferring a handgun to a person who is not a licensee unless: (1)… | 2025-08-26T15:16:54Z | |
| 102-hr-5902 | 102 | hr | 5902 | To establish Federal, State, and local programs for the investigation, reporting and prevention of bias crimes. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] | NJ | D | T000317 | 0 | Directs the Attorney General to appoint a National Director of Bias Crime. Sets forth the duties of the Director, including to: (1) examine the needs of Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in training officers for the investigation and reporting of bias crimes; (2) recommend to the Attorney General policy options for the enhancement of bias crime interdiction and prevention; (3) develop a national curriculum to be taught as a preventative measure at elementary and secondary schools throughout the country; (4) coordinate technical assistance provided to State and local law enforcement agencies related to bias crime; and (5) coordinate assistance to victims of bias crime. Requires training programs established by the Director to include: (1) recognition of basic elements of bias crimes and proper initial response procedures; (2) instruction on how to comply with Federal reporting requirements under the National Hate Crimes Statistics Act; (3) notification of law enforcement officials regarding the history and growth of organized bias groups in the United States; and (4) methods to develop preventative education curricula for local schools and community youth groups and methods to cope with the trauma experienced by victims of bias crime. Authorizes appropriations. | 2021-06-02T15:11:36Z | |
| 102-hr-5807 | 102 | hr | 5807 | Firearm Theft Reporting Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-08-10 | 1992-08-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 13 | Firearm Theft Reporting Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it unlawful for a Federal firearms licensee to fail to report the loss or theft of a firearm within 24 hours after discovery to the Secretary of the Treasury and the chief of police, sheriff, or an equivalent officer of the place where the premises covered by the license is located. | 2025-08-26T15:14:56Z | |
| 102-s-3154 | 102 | s | 3154 | Criminal Gang and Youth Violence Prevention Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-08-07 | 1992-08-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Seymour, John [R-CA] | CA | R | S000269 | 0 | Criminal Gang and Youth Violence Prevention Act of 1992 - Title I: Law Enforcement Against Gang Activity - Requires the Director of: (1) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) to establish direct liaison with State and local law enforcement agencies having responsibility for gang investigations for the purpose of training, technical expertise, information, coordination, and other enforcement efforts to combat gang-related firearms violations; and (2) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to establish direct liaison with such agencies for the purpose of providing training, technical expertise, information, coordination, and enforcement effort to use Federal and State statutes to dismantle criminal gang organizations. Authorizes appropriations to: (1) ATF and the FBI for the creation of a new antigang unit; and (2) the Attorney General to provide 40 prosecutors and necessary support staff to aid such unit. Requires the Director of: (1) ATF and the FBI to designate an agent as director of the antigang unit; and (2) such unit to work with Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to coordinate resources. Authorizes appropriations to ATF for the Repeat Offender Program and antigang activities to hire 100 additional special agents and support personnel. Authorizes the seizure and forfeiture of personal property subject to forfeiture under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in connection with an investigation of a violation of such Act. Establishes in ATF a National Criminal Gang Analysis Information Center. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Drug and Violent Crime Emergency Areas - Drug and Violent Crime Emergency Areas Act of 1992 - Authorizes the President to declare a State or part of a State to be a drug or violent crime emergency area (DVCEA) after making a determination that drug trafficking, drug abuse, drug-related violence, or gang or other organized crime-related violence reaches such levels that Federal assistance is needed to supplement State and local efforts and capabilities… | 2025-08-26T15:13:30Z | |
| 102-hr-5791 | 102 | hr | 5791 | Domestic Relations Order Interstate Compliance Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-08-06 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] | IN | D | J000033 | 1 | Domestic Relations Order Interstate Compliance Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties (for a first offense, a fine, up to six months' imprisonment, or both; in any other case, a fine, up to two years' imprisonment, or both) for willful failure to comply with a domestic relations order involving residents of more than one State. Directs the court to order restitution in an amount equal to the past due support obligation or damages for other violations existing at the time of sentencing. Authorizes a court to include, as a condition of probation, that a defendant comply with the terms of any court or administrative order pursuant to the law of a State, the District of Columbia, or any other possession or territory of the United States for the payment of support or the granting of access or visitation with a minor child. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States to develop, implement, and enforce criminal interstate child support legislation and to coordinate criminal interstate domestic relations order enforcement efforts. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) uses of grant funds; (2) State and local application requirements; (3) review of State applications; (4) distribution of funds; and (5) evaluation. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:14:14Z | |
| 102-s-3131 | 102 | s | 3131 | Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-08-05 | 1992-09-22 | By Senator Glenn from Committee on Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 102-417. | Senate | Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] | MI | D | L000261 | 2 | Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal judicial code to reauthorize the independent counsel law (the Act) for an additional five years. Directs: (1) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Administrative Office) to provide administrative support and guidance to each independent counsel; and (2) the General Services Administration to provide office space within a Federal building for each independent counsel. Requires an independent counsel: (1) to conduct all activities with due regard for expense, to authorize only reasonable expenditures, and (promptly upon taking office) to assign to a specific employee the duty to ensure expenditures are made in accordance with such principles; and (2) to comply with the established policies of the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding expenditures of funds to conduct investigations and prosecutions, except where such compliance would violate the purposes of the Act. Prohibits an independent counsel and persons appointed under the Act from being entitled to the payment of travel and subsistence expenses with respect to duties performed in the District of Columbia (DC) after one year of service, without being approved by the Administrative Office as in the public interest to carry out the purposes of the Act. Grants DOJ and the Office of Government Ethics authority to enforce compliance of provisions of the Act regarding standards of conduct applicable to independent counsel, persons serving in the office of an independent counsel, and their law firms. Requires that: (1) employees of an independent counsel be paid salaries at levels not to exceed those paid for comparable positions in the Office of U.S. Attorney for DC; and (2) an independent counsel, except where inconsistent with the purposes of the Act (currently, except where not possible), comply with the written or other established policies of DOJ respecting criminal law enforcement. Directs an independent counsel to report annually to the Congress on activities, including… | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-s-3101 | 102 | s | 3101 | White House Conference on Juvenile Justice Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-07-30 | 1992-09-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 0 | White House Conference on Juvenile Justice Act of 1992 - Directs the President to call and conduct a National White House Conference (Conference) on Juvenile Justice to bring together individuals and organizations from Federal, State, and local governments concerned with the issues and programs, both public and private, relating to juvenile and juvenile delinquency prevention. Authorizes participating conferees and other interested individuals and organizations to conduct conferences and other activities at the State and regional levels prior to the date of the Conference, subject to approval of the executive director of the Conference. Prohibits: (1) a person involved in administering State juvenile justice programs providing services to, or advocacy of, juvenile offenders from being denied admission to any State or regional conference; or (2) the imposition of fees on any person attending a Conference except for a maximum ten dollar registration fee. Directs all Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to provide necessary support and assistance to facilitate the planning and administration of the Conference. Requires the Executive Director of the Coalition of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Committees to: (1) provide necessary assistance for the organization and conduct of State and regional conferences; (2) enter into contracts and agreements with public agencies, private organizations, and academic institutions; and (3) prepare and provide background materials for use by participants in the Conference and in the State and regional conferences. Requires: (1) the Conference to submit a final report to the President and the Congress on its findings and recommendations along with proposals for any legislative action necessary to implement them; and (2) the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to report annually to the Congress on the status and implementation of such findings and recommendations during the three-year period following submission of the final re… | 2025-08-26T15:16:20Z | |
| 102-hr-5716 | 102 | hr | 5716 | To extend for two years the authorizations of appropriations for certain programs under title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-07-29 | 1992-10-27 | Became Public Law No: 102-534. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 1 | Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend through FY 1994 the authorization of appropriations for certain title I programs, including specified functions of the Office of Justice Programs and the Bureau of Justice Assistance. | 2021-09-25T05:34:28Z | |
| 102-s-3086 | 102 | s | 3086 | JUMP Act | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-07-28 | 1992-09-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 0 | Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP) Act of 1992 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to make grants to local educational agencies and nonprofit organizations to implement mentoring programs. Specifies that a mentoring program funded under such title shall be a program providing to eligible children assistance: (1) designed to link children in high crime areas with adult law enforcement officers and other responsible adults; and (2) intended to achieve specified goals, such as to provide general guidance to eligible children, promote personal and social responsibility among such children, discourage criminal activity, and encourage eligible children's participation in community service. Directs the Administrator to develop and distribute to program participants specific model guidelines for the screening of prospective program mentors. Sets forth: (1) application requirements and selection criteria; (2) eligible and prohibited uses of grant funds; and (3) reporting, auditing, and monitoring requirements. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:17:55Z | |
| 102-s-3066 | 102 | s | 3066 | A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to the drug fentanyl. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-07-24 | 1992-07-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to: (1) decrease the threshold for fentanyl and its analogues by a factor of ten for enhanced penalties to apply; (2) make explicit that such penalties apply to fentanyl and its analogues; and (3) make the thresholds for such penalties the same for fentanyl as for its analogues. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5621 | 102 | hr | 5621 | Convict Service Labor Prohibition Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-07-21 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 0 | Convict Service Labor Prohibition Act of 1992 - Amends Federal law to establish penalties and fines for persons who knowingly transport in interstate commerce or import from a foreign country goods on which services are performed wholly or in part by convicts or prisoners. Requires all packages containing such goods to be clearly marked with certain content information. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the importation of such goods. Sets forth civil penalties for violation of such prohibition. | 2025-08-26T15:14:25Z | |
| 102-hr-5632 | 102 | hr | 5632 | Firearms Tracing Assistance Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-07-21 | 1992-07-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Firearms Tracing Assistance Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to require Federal firearms licensees to provide all record information required under the code or by the Secretary of the Treasury as may be necessary for determining the disposition of a firearm in a law enforcement investigation. Exempts violators of such provision from criminal penalties. | 2025-08-26T15:16:37Z | |
| 102-hr-5633 | 102 | hr | 5633 | Firearms Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-07-21 | 1992-08-05 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 7 | Firearms Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to require Federal firearms licensees to: (1) prepare a report of multiple sales or other disposition whenever such a licensee sells or otherwise disposes of two or more pistols or revolvers to an unlicensed person at one time or during any 30 (currently, five) consecutive business days; and (2) forward a copy of such report to the chief law enforcement officer of the place of residence of the unlicensed person on the date that the multiple sale or disposition occurs. Requires applicants for a Federal firearms license to comply with State and local firearms licensing laws and meet specified requirements before issuance of the Federal license. | 2025-08-26T15:16:44Z | |
| 102-hr-5634 | 102 | hr | 5634 | Stop Rearming Felons Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-07-21 | 1992-08-05 | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 13 | Stop Rearming Felons Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that any State conviction which has been expunged or set aside, or for which a person has been pardoned or has had civil rights restored, shall not be considered a conviction for purposes of Federal provisions prohibiting convicted felons from possessing or dealing in firearms only if: (1) the expungement, set aside, pardon, or restoration of civil rights (expungement) applies to a named person and expressly authorizes the person to ship, transport, receive, and possess firearms and the State authority granting the expungement has expressly determined that the circumstances regarding the conviction, and the person's record and reputation, are such that the applicant will not be likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety and the granting of the relief would not be contrary to the public interest; and (2) the conviction was for a crime other than a violent felony or serious drug offense. | 2025-08-26T15:16:49Z | |
| 102-hjres-530 | 102 | hjres | 530 | Designating the week beginning January 3, 1993, as "National Law Enforcement Training Week". | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-07-09 | 1992-07-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] | NV | R | V000124 | 223 | Designates the week beginning January 3, 1993, as National Law Enforcement Training Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5567 | 102 | hr | 5567 | Life Imprisonment for Egregious Recidivists Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-07-08 | 1992-07-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] | LA | R | L000371 | 37 | Life Imprisonment for Egregious Recidivists Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to require the court, in the case of a conviction for a Federal violent felony, to sentence the defendant to life imprisonment if the defendant has previously been convicted of two other violent felonies. | 2025-08-26T15:13:53Z | |
| 102-hr-5565 | 102 | hr | 5565 | International Kidnapping and Extradition Treaty Enforcement Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-07-07 | 1992-07-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 11 | International Kidnapping and Extradition Treaty Enforcement Act of 1992 - Prohibits the prosecution by any U.S. governmental authority of persons forcibly abducted from a foreign place which has in effect an extradition treaty with the United States by agents of a U.S. governmental authority for purposes of a criminal prosecution in violation of international law. | 2025-08-26T15:14:11Z | |
| 102-s-2922 | 102 | s | 2922 | A bill to assist the States in the enactment of legislation to address the criminal act of stalking other persons. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-07-01 | 1992-09-29 | Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-1073. | Senate | Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] | ME | R | C000598 | 39 | States that the criminal act of stalking other persons is of deep concern. Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Justice, to: (1) evaluate anti-stalking legislation and proposed legislation in the States; (2) develop model anti-stalking legislation that is constitutional and enforceable; (3) prepare and disseminate to State authorities the findings made as a result of the evaluation; and (4) report to the Congress on the need for further Federal action. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5512 | 102 | hr | 5512 | To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to the drug fentanyl. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-06-30 | 1992-07-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-16] | NY | D | R000053 | 21 | Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to: (1) decrease the threshold for fentanyl and its analogues by a factor of ten for enhanced penalties to apply; (2) make explicit that such penalties apply to fentanyl and its analogues; and (3) make the thresholds for such penalties the same for fentanyl as for its analogues. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 102-s-2913 | 102 | s | 2913 | Public Health and Safety Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-06-30 | 1992-07-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 2 | Public Health and Safety Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the manufacture, import, export, sale, purchase, transfer, receipt, ownership, possession, transport, or use (manufacture) of a handgun or handgun ammunition. Makes exceptions with respect to: (1) the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and National Guard; (2) Federal, State, or local government agencies charged with law enforcement duties that require officers to possess handguns; (3) registered security guard services; and (4) licensed handgun clubs and members of such clubs. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to approve such manufacture by licensed manufacturers, importers, and dealers as necessary to meet the lawful requirements of such persons and entities covered by the exceptions. Specifies handgun club licensing requirements. Requires: (1) the Secretary to revoke the license of any such club that does not continue to meet such requirements; and (2) such club to pay to the Secretary an annual license fee of $25. Specifies security guard service registration requirements. Requires: (1) the Secretary to revoke such registration if the service does not continue to meet such requirements; and (2) such service to pay to the Secretary an annual registration fee of $50. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) recordkeeping (by licensed manufacturers, importers, dealers, handgun clubs or their members and by registered security guard services that transfer handguns or handgun ammunition); (2) reports of loss or theft; and (3) transfers to handgun clubs. Authorizes the voluntary delivery to any designated Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency of a handgun owned or possessed by a person. Directs the Secretary to: (1) arrange with each such agency to receive handguns for the transfer, destruction, or other disposition of such handguns; and (2) pay to such person $25 or the fair market value of the gun on May 31, 1992. Authorizes appropriations. Sets penalties for violations of this Act. Specif… | 2025-08-26T15:17:11Z | |
| 102-s-2915 | 102 | s | 2915 | A bill to reauthorize the Office of Justice Programs, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and for other purposes. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-06-30 | 1992-06-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 1 | Title I: Office of Justice Programs - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (the Act) to provide that the Assistant Attorney General, subject to the authority of the Attorney General, shall engage in specified duties and functions, including: (1) being responsible for all matters of administration and management, except those otherwise delegated by the Attorney General, with respect to the Bureau of Justice Assistance, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and Office for Victims of Crime (OJP bureaus); and (2) establishing policies and priorities for, and providing coordination among, the OJP bureaus. Deletes the requirement that the Assistant Attorney General provide staff support to coordinate the activities of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) with other specified bureaus. Title II: National Institute of Justice - Deletes from among the purposes of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to provide for and encourage research and demonstration efforts to ensure citizen access to appropriate dispute-resolution forums. Repeals a requirement that the Director of NIJ must have had experience in justice research. Authorizes NIJ's multiyear and short-term research and development (R&D) concerning the criminal and civil justice systems to include efforts to: (1) analyze potential prevention and intervention of crime and juvenile delinquency; and (2) improve the application of science and technology to criminal justice problems. Authorizes the Director to receive funds appropriated to the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and its bureaus and (with their consent) Federal agencies for the purpose of conducting justice-related R&D and administering programs and projects of mutual concern and benefit. Title III: Bureau of Justice Statistics - Revises the purpose of BJS to establish BJS as the principal national center for the collection, analysis, reposition, and dissemination of specified statistical information. Requires the Director of BJS… | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hjres-518 | 102 | hjres | 518 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the death penalty. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-06-29 | 1992-07-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the imposition of the death penalty. | 2021-06-02T14:03:54Z | |
| 102-hr-5486 | 102 | hr | 5486 | Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Clarification Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-06-24 | 1992-09-29 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Thomas, Lindsay [D-GA-1] | GA | D | T000184 | 11 | Title I: Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement - Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Clarification Act of 1992 - Authorizes law enforcement officers of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service who are performing duties related to enforcement of laws regarding fish, wildlife, or conservation, subject to the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, to: (1) carry firearms; (2) execute and serve any order, warrant, subpoena, summons, or other process issued by an officer or court of competent jurisdiction under Federal law; (3) make an arrest without a warrant for any offense under Federal law committed within the officer's presence, or for any felony cognizable under Federal law if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person arrested has committed or is committing such felony; (4) cooperate with any State or political subdivision in the enforcement of the laws of the jurisdiction; and (5) perform any other law enforcement duty specified by the Secretary of the Interior. Permits such officers, for purposes of law enforcement within any area that is part of the National Wildlife Refuge System or any other area owned or controlled by the Service, to: (1) perform acts to maintain law and order and protect persons and property; and (2) conduct an investigation of any offense under Federal law committed within such area in the absence of investigation by any other Federal law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the offense or with the concurrence of such other agency. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) designate any law enforcement officer of any Federal agency or State to act as a special police officer in areas of the System and to exercise authority established by this Act; (2) cooperate with any State in the enforcement, within the System, of the laws or ordinances of the State; and (3) provide reimbursement to a State for expenditures incurred in connection with activities of the State pursuant to such designation. Sets forth provisions regarding the treatment of special police officers under this … | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-hr-5449 | 102 | hr | 5449 | Health Care Fraud Prosecution Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-06-22 | 1992-07-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 14 | Health Care Fraud Prosecution Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide penalties for fraud by health care providers in connection with the provision of, or payments or reimbursement for, health care services or suuplies, when: (1) the loss caused by the fraudulent conduct exceeds $10,000; or (2) the offender has previously been convicted of fraud in Federal or State court. Limits such penalties to ten years' imprisonment, unless the offense caused serious physical injury to, or endangered the life of, a patient (up to 20 years' imprisonment) or caused the death of a patient (up to life imprisonment). Specifies that the sentencing court: (1) shall order the offender to pay restitution to the patient and to the United States as payor for losses sustained as a result of the offender's fraudulent activity; and (2) may order the offender to pay restitution to others who sustained losses as a result of such activity. Provides for civil and criminal forfeiture of the proceeds of health care fraud. Authorizes the Attorney General to make payments of up to $10,000 to persons who furnish information unknown to the Government relating to a possible prosecution for health care fraud, with exceptions. Authorizes appropriations for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Attorneys, and the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to hire, equip, and train personnel in connection with the investigation and prosecution of health-care fraud cases. Includes within the scope of the mail fraud statute cases involving matter to be sent or delivered by any private or commercial interstate carrier. | 2025-08-26T15:13:51Z | |
| 102-hr-5455 | 102 | hr | 5455 | Public Lands Protection Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-06-22 | 1992-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] | MI | D | K000172 | 0 | Public Lands Protection Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for the dumping of solid waste on specified Federal lands. Increases the fine for illegally cutting, destroying, or transporting timber on such lands. Directs the Secretary of: (1) the Interior to establish a program to decrease the dumping of solid waste on Federal lands; and (2) Agriculture to establish such a program with respect to lands administered by such Secretary through the Forest Service. Sets forth: (1) provisions regarding cooperation by the Secretary concerned with appropriate State and local agencies to disseminate information to the public to discourage such dumping; and (2) reporting requirements. Directs such Secretaries to establish programs to recycle solid waste on Federal lands. Sets forth reporting requirements. | 2025-08-26T15:15:46Z | |
| 102-sjres-313 | 102 | sjres | 313 | A joint resolution to designate the period beginning February 1, 1993, and ending February 5, 1993, as "National Shoplifting Prevention Week". | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-06-16 | 1992-06-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] | AL | D | H000445 | 1 | Designates February 1 through February 5, 1993, as National Shoplifting Prevention Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5305 | 102 | hr | 5305 | Environmental Crimes Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-06-02 | 1992-06-11 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Environmental Crimes Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for the commission of an environmental offense in which another person is knowingly placed in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury. Establishes a maximum fine for a first offense by an organization and a maximum punishment for second and subsequent offenses. Sets forth criteria for determining whether a defendant who is an individual knew that his conduct placed another person in such imminent danger. Makes it an affirmative defense that the conduct charged was consented to by the person endangered and that the danger and conduct charged were reasonably foreseeable hazards of an occupation, business, or profession, or medical treatment or medical or scientific experimentation, subject to specified limitations. Directs the court to order, as an additional penalty for such offense, that no Federal agency may enter into any contract with, or make any loan or grant to, a person who has been convicted of that offense, for the procurement of goods or services if such contract is to be performed at, or such grant or loan pertains to, any facility at which the violation giving rise to such conviction occurred and such facilty is owned, leased, or supervised by such person. Specifies that the prohibition of such order shall continue until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency certifies that the condition giving rise to such conviction has been corrected. Requires the Administrator to establish procedures to provide all Federal agencies with the notification necessary to carry out such provision. Authorizes the President to exempt any contract, loan, or grant from the application of all or any part of such provision if necessary in the paramount interest of the United States, subject to a congressional notification requirement. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into cooperative agreements with States or Indian tribes to delegate authority under this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) pay … | 2025-08-26T15:14:21Z | |
| 102-hr-5285 | 102 | hr | 5285 | Federal Bureau of Investigation Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1993 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-05-28 | 1992-06-11 | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] | CA | D | E000064 | 0 | Federal Bureau of Investigation Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1993 - Authorizes appropriations to carry out the activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for FY 1993, including funds for: (1) the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; (2) the acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; (3) unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character; (4) making payments or advances for expenses arising out of contractual or reimbursable agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies while engaged in cooperative activities related to violent crime, terrorism, and drug investigations; (5) research and development relating to investigative activities; (6) automated data processing and telecommunications; (7) undercover operations; (8) defraying expenses for the automation of fingerprint identification services and related costs; (8) maintaining an independent program office dedicated solely to the relocation of the Identification Division and the automation of fingerprint identification services; (9) the FBI's white collar crime, drug, violent crime, and organized crime programs; and (10) official reception and representation expenses. Authorizes the Attorney General to use funds authorized to be appropriated for the FBI to make payments for the conduct of its activities. Bars the use of such payments to pay the compensation of any employee in the competitive service, but permits payments for: (1) expenses necessary for the detection and prosecution of crimes against the United States; (2) protection of the President and the Attorney General; (3) investigations regarding official matters under the control of the Department of Justice and the Department of State; and (4) acquisition, collection, classification, and preservation of identification and other records and their exchange with, and for the official use of, authorized officials of the Federal Government, States, cities, and other institutions, with such exchange subject to cancellation if dissemination… | 2025-08-26T15:14:03Z | |
| 102-hr-5266 | 102 | hr | 5266 | To provide grants to the Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand the capacity of correctional facilities in the States, increase programs for major offenders and parolees, and for other purposes. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-05-27 | 1992-07-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Andrews, Michael [D-TX-25] | TX | D | A000209 | 2 | Title I: Targeting Habitual Repeat and Violent Criminal Offenders - Subtitle A: Expanding the Capacity of State Correctional Facilities - Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (the Director) to make grants to States to construct additional correctional facilities for the purpose of increasing prison capacity to make habitual and violent criminal offenders serve the full term of their sentences. Specifies that such construction should aim to provide sufficient capacity to incarcerate such offenders who exhibit a high risk for continued or violent criminal activity for such terms, including individuals: (1) with three or more arrests by age 18; (2) with a history of violent criminal offenses; and (3) exhibiting a pattern of crimes of premeditation and deliberation for whom a prison stay may have a significant deterrent value. Sets forth application requirements. Directs that each State application include a comprehensive plan containing: (1) a description of the correctional facility needs in the State, including relevant supporting data; (2) a description of the resources available to build additional correctional facility capacity, together with an account of the expenses involved that cannot be met with existing resources at the State and local levels; (3) an explanation of how the State will be able to sustain the increased operation and maintenance costs of expanded correctional facility capacity without Federal assistance in the long term; and (4) an evaluation component, including quantifiable data, that measures progress toward meeting the prison capacity goals under this subtitle. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) fund allocation; (2) grant renewal and limitations; and (3) grant approval and disapproval procedures. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Major Offenders Programs - Authorizes the Director to make grants to States, for use by the States and units of local government, for purposes of developing and increasing the capacity and the effectiveness of major offender… | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hr-5269 | 102 | hr | 5269 | To add to the area in which the Capitol Police have law enforcement authority, and for other purposes. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-05-27 | 1992-07-07 | Laid on the table. See S. 1766 for further action. | House | Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] | OH | D | O000001 | 12 | Title I: Law Enforcement Authority and Sundry Administrative Provisions - Grants authority to an on-duty member of the Capitol Police to make arrests and enforce Federal and District of Columbia laws within an expanded area of the District: (1) with respect to any crime of violence committed within the U.S. Capitol Grounds or in the presence of such member; and (2) to prevent imminent loss of life or injury to person or property. (Current law authorizes the Capitol Police to enforce such laws within the U.S. Capitol Buildings and Grounds only.) Changes the composition of the Capitol Police Board. Directs the Chairman of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate to alternate, by session of Congress, as Chairman of the Board. Requires the payroll administration for members and civilian support personnel of the Capitol Police to be carried out on a unified basis by a single disbursing authority. Requires the Capitol Police Board, with the approval of specified congressional committees, to provide for such payroll administration. Makes such unified payroll administration effective as of FY 1993. Title II: Lump-Sum Payment Provisions - Provides that an officer or member of the U.S. Capitol Police who separates from service within two years of the enactment of this title, and who satisfies the age and service requirements for an immediate annuity pursuant to Federal law, shall be entitled to receive a lump-sum payment for his or her accumulated and current accrued annual leave attributable to service performed by such individual as an officer or non-civilian member of the Capitol Police Force. Sets forth disbursement procedures for such lump-sum payments. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 102-s-2792 | 102 | s | 2792 | A bill to amend and authorize appropriations for the continued implementation of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-05-21 | 1992-09-25 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 6 | Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (the Act) to: (1) make findings, including that the incidence of juvenile delinquency can be reduced through public recreation programs and activities designed to provide youth with social skills, enhance self esteem, and encourage the constructive use of discretionary time; and (2) revise provisions with respect to the operation of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). Provides that the Administrator of OJJDP shall have the same reporting relationship with the Attorney General as the directors of other offices and bureaus within the Office of Justice Programs. Includes: (1) the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization on the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and (2) among the functions of the Council to coordinate, and make recommendations to the President and the Congress regarding, all Federal programs and activities that detain or care for unaccompanied juveniles apprehended by or in the custody of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Raises the allocation formula limits with respect to Federal assistance for State and local programs concerning juvenile delinquency and programs to improve the juvenile justice system, subject to certain requirements. Limits to ten (currently, seven and a half) percent of the total annual allotment of a State the amount available for State plan development and other preaward activities associated with such State plan, and for administration. Requires States to include part E challenge activities in the plans they submit to OJJDP in order to receive formula grants. Revises provisions with respect to the composition and functions of the advisory group required under each State plan. Specifies that such advisory group shall consist of not more than 30 members: (1) who have training, experience, or special knowledge concerning the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency or the administration of juvenile justice; (2) including … | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5216 | 102 | hr | 5216 | National Triad Program Act | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-05-20 | 1992-05-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11] | NC | R | T000067 | 81 | National Triad Program Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Justice to conduct a national assessment of: (1) the nature and extent of crimes against the elderly; (2) the needs of law enforcement, health, and social service organziations, in working to prevent, identify, investigate, and provide assistance to victims of such crimes; and (3) promising strategies to respond effectively to those challenges. Specifies that such assessment shall address: (1) the analysis and synthesis of data from a range of sources; (2) the problems of elderly who are living alone or in high crime areas and who are abused and neglected, and the fear of victimization; (3) the identification of strategies and techniques tht have been shown to be effective or which show promise; (4) the analysis of the factors that enhance or inhibit development of a coordinated response by law enforcement, health care, and social service providers; and (5) the research agenda needed to develop a comprehensive understanding of the problems of crimes against the elderly. Requires the Director to disseminate the results of such assessment. Authorizes the Director to make awards to coalitions of local law enforcement agencies, victim service providers, and organizations representing the elderly for pilot programs and field tests of promising strategies and models for forging partnerships for crime prevention and service provision. Specifies that pilot programs funded under this Act may include existing general service coalitions of law enforcement, victim service, and elder advocate organizations that wish to use additional funds to work at a particular problem in their community or to target a particular geographic area in need of intensive services. Authorizes the Director to make awards to: (1) coalitions of national law enforcement, victim service, and elder advocate organizations for training and technical assistance in implementing pilot programs; (2) research organizations to investigate the types of elder victimization shown … | 2025-08-26T15:14:10Z | |
| 102-hr-5172 | 102 | hr | 5172 | Police Misconduct Civil Remedy Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-05-14 | 1992-05-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] | CA | D | E000064 | 0 | Police Misconduct Civil Remedy Act of 1992 - Makes any unit of State or local government liable in a civil action for the conduct of a law enforcement officer that subjects, under color of law, any individual to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States, whether or not the officer had a reasonable good faith belief in the lawfulness of the conduct. Provides for a time limit on actions. | 2025-08-26T15:13:50Z | |
| 102-hr-5175 | 102 | hr | 5175 | Gang-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-05-14 | 1992-07-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] | MI | D | K000172 | 5 | Gang-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1992 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a program of assistance to achieve gang-free schools and communities. Directs the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to make grants to or contract with public agencies (including local educational agencies) and private nonprofit entities to establish family and community programs and activities designed to carry out any of specified purposes, including: (1) prevention and reduction of juvenile participation in gangs that commit crime, through various methods; (2) innovations within juvenile adjudicatory and correctional systems; (3) treatment for juvenile gang members; (4) involvement of juveniles in lawful activities in areas of gang-crime; (5) policies and activities in schools to maintain a safe learning environment; (6) counseling and other instructional services for at-risk juveniles, in or outside a regular school program; (7) drug abuse prevention and treatment services; and (8) services to prevent repeat offenses. Authorizes grants and contracts for research, evaluation, and public information on issues relating to the program and juvenile gangs. Sets forth requirements for application review and approval. Defines juvenile as an individual under 22 years old. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:16:25Z | |
| 102-s-2726 | 102 | s | 2726 | Weed and Seed Implementation Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-05-14 | 1992-05-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] | DE | D | B000444 | 3 | Weed and Seed Implementation Act of 1992 - Directs the Attorney General, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, to: (1) provide local communities with weed and seed program technical assistance; and (2) enter into weed and seed agreements with State, local, and private nonprofit entities to promote neighborhood revitalization. Directs the Attorney General to establish a Weed and Seed Council which shall: (1) review submitted weed and seed plans; (2) coordinate funding, services, and technical assistance; and (3) evaluate program impact in designated communities. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) intergovernmental weed and seed agreements; and (2) specified programs under the authority of the Secretary of Education. Obligates specified funds for weed and seed plans under the authority of: (1) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (2) the Departments of Labor and of Health and Human Services; (3) the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); and (4) other Federal law. Authorizes permanent appropriations for weed and seed programs beginning with FY 1994. Obligates specified funds for weed and seed programs in enterprise and nonenterprise zones. | 2025-08-26T15:14:42Z | |
| 102-sjres-304 | 102 | sjres | 304 | A joint resolution designating January 3, 1993, through January 9, 1993, as "National Law Enforcement Training Week". | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-05-14 | 1992-10-24 | Became Public Law No: 102-516. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 52 | Designates January 3 through 9, 1993, as National Law Enforcement Training Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5151 | 102 | hr | 5151 | Police Misconduct Data Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-05-13 | 1992-07-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1] | MI | D | C000714 | 0 | Police Misconduct Data Act of 1992 - Directs the Attorney General, through the victimization surveys conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to acquire data about the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers. Specifies that data acquired pursuant to this Act shall be used only for research or statistical purposes and may not contain any information that may reveal the identity of the victim or any law enforcement officer. Requires the Attorney General to publish an annual summary of the data acquired under this Act. | 2025-08-26T15:17:20Z | |
| 102-hr-5155 | 102 | hr | 5155 | To authorize the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to make loans to assist units of local government acquire and maintain equipment for use in the enforcement of alcohol-related traffic laws, and for other purposes. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-05-13 | 1992-05-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] | PA | D | M001120 | 13 | Establishes in the Treasury the Alcohol-Related Traffic Laws Enforcement Fund. Makes amounts in the Fund available, as provided in appropriations Acts, to the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for making loans to units of local government. Specifies that such loans: (1) may only be used for acquiring and maintaining equipment (including breath testing devices and video surveillance cameras) for use in the enforcement of alcohol-related traffic laws and for training personnel of such units in the use of such equipment; and (2) shall be subject to specified terms and conditions. Requires all such equipment to be approved by the Administrator and the Governor of the State of which the unit is a part before being acquired. Sets forth provisions with respect to transfers to and management of the Fund. Authorizes appropriations. | 2021-06-02T14:55:28Z | |
| 102-hr-5160 | 102 | hr | 5160 | State Prisoner Work and Rehabilitation Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-05-13 | 1992-07-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] | VA | R | W000672 | 0 | State Prisoner Work and Rehabilitation Act of 1992 - Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to designate not more than seven State or local prison systems to conduct pilot projects to test the feasibility of providing increased employment for State and local prisoners by producing items, in conjunction with U.S. firms, that would otherwise be produced by foreign labor. Exempts such projects from specified statutory requirements. Sets forth reporting requirements. | 2025-08-26T15:14:00Z | |
| 102-hr-5073 | 102 | hr | 5073 | Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-05-06 | 1992-05-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 3 | Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1992 - Provides for reciprocity of weapons licenses issued to armored car company crew members among States that require the crew members to provide satisfactory information on an annual basis that each crew member: (1) has received classroom and range training in weapon safety and marksmanship during the current year by a qualified instructor for each weapon that the crew member is licensed to carry; and (2) has not been convicted of a felony under Federal or State law based on a criminal record background check conducted during the current year. | 2025-08-26T15:16:35Z | |
| 102-hr-5076 | 102 | hr | 5076 | Civil Rights Crimes Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-05-06 | 1992-07-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1] | MI | D | C000714 | 0 | Civil Rights Crimes Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prescribe penalties for: (1) under color of law, intentionally engaging in conduct and thereby depriving a person of a right, privilege, or immunity secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States; or (2) intentionally injuring, oppressing, threatening, or intimidating another person because the other person exercised such a right, privilege, or immunity. Declares that, under the provisions amended by this Act, no state of mind need be proven. | 2025-08-26T15:18:26Z | |
| 102-s-2662 | 102 | s | 2662 | Irwin Rutman Retired Safety Officers Benefits Act | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-05-06 | 1992-05-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | Irwin Rutman Retired Safety Officers Benefits Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide: (1) death benefits to the families of retired public safety officers who die as the direct result of a personal injury sustained while responding to a fire, rescue, or police emergency; and (2) benefits to such officers who become permanently and totally disabled as the direct result of a catastrophic injury sustained while responding to such an emergency. | 2025-08-26T15:15:04Z | |
| 102-s-2652 | 102 | s | 2652 | Health Care Fraud Prosecution Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-05-05 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] | DE | D | B000444 | 13 | Health Care Fraud Prosecution Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide penalties for fraud by health care providers in connection with the provision of, or payments or reimbursement for, health care services or supplies when: (1) the loss caused by the fraudulent conduct exceeds $10,000; or (2) the offender has previously been convicted of fraud in Federal or State court. Limits such penalties to ten years' imprisonment, unless the offense caused serious physical injury to, or endangered the life of, a patient (up to 20 years' imprisonment) or caused the death of a patient (up to life imprisonment). Specifies that the sentencing court: (1) shall order the offender to pay restitution to the patient and to the United States as payor for losses sustained as a result of the offender's fraudulent activity; and (2) may order the offender to pay restitution to others who sustained losses as a result of such activity. Directs the court, in imposing a sentence on a person convicted of an offense or of conspiring to commit a fraudulent offense under this Act or under specified provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to order that the offender forfeit to the United States any real or personal property constituting or derived from proceeds that the offender obtained directly or indirectly as the result of the offense. Authorizes the Attorney General to make payments of up to $10,000 to persons who furnish information unknown to the Government relating to a possible prosecution for health care fraud, with exceptions. Authorizes appropriations for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Attorneys, and the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to hire, equip, and train personnel in connection with the investigation and prosecution of health care fraud cases. Includes within the scope of the mail fraud statute cases involving matter to be sent or delivered by any private or commercial interstate carrier. Specifies that nothing in this Act shall be construe… | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5025 | 102 | hr | 5025 | Mental Health Care Providers Bounty Prevention Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-04-29 | 1992-09-23 | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5] | TX | D | B000997 | 4 | Mental Health Care Providers Bounty Prevention Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit, and set penalties with respect to, the intentional solicitation, receipt, or payment of remuneration for patient referrals to, or for purchasing, leasing, ordering, or arranging for any good, facility, or service from, mental health providers. | 2025-08-26T15:16:33Z | |
| 102-hr-4995 | 102 | hr | 4995 | Savings and Loan Fraud Prosecution Task Force Act | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-04-28 | 1992-07-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-None] | ND | D | D000432 | 1 | Savings and Loan Fraud Prosecution Task Force Act - Directs the Attorney General to establish within the Department of Justice a savings and loan criminal fraud task force. | 2025-08-26T15:14:00Z | |
| 102-s-2613 | 102 | s | 2613 | Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-04-10 | 1992-04-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 0 | Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992 - Title I: Tougher Law Enforcement Against Auto Theft - Subtitle A: Enhanced Penalties for Auto Theft - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for a fine, up to 20 years' imprisonment, or both, for taking (or attempting to take) a motor vehicle from the person or presence of another by force, violence, or intimidation. Increases penalties for: (1) the importation and exportation of stolen motor vehicles, off-highway mobile equipment, vessels, or aircraft (stolen vehicles); and (2) the transportation, sale, or receipt of stolen vehicles. Makes altering or removing motor vehicle identification numbers, exporting or importing stolen vehicles, and dealing in counterfeit obligations or securities predicate offenses to a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Subtitle B: Targeted Law Enforcement - Requires the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to Anti-Car Theft Committees submitting applications in compliance with the requirements of this subtitle. Sets forth application requirements, including a statement from a chief executive of such committee that the applicant committee: (1) is either a State agency, an agency of a unit of local government, or a nonprofit entity organized pursuant to specific authorizing legislation by a State or such unit; (2) is or will be financed in part by a tax or fee on motor vehicles registered by or possessed within the State of not less than one dollar per vehicle; and (3) will devote its resources entirely to combating motor vehicle theft. Establishes formulas for the allocation of grant funds. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Automobile Title Fraud - Directs the Attorney General: (1) by March 1, 1993, to conduct a review of information systems pertaining to the titling of motor vehicles utilized by one or more States or by a third party which represents the interests of States, and promulgate such regulations as the Attorney General deems necessary to the establishment of an information s… | 2025-08-26T15:16:43Z | |
| 102-hr-4897 | 102 | hr | 4897 | National Police and Peace Officer Protection Act | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-04-09 | 1992-04-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-44] | CA | R | C000994 | 15 | National Police and Peace Officer Protection Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prohibit any State or local government from being eligible to receive justice system improvement grant funds under such Act unless such government allows active or retired law enforcement officers from any jurisdiction within the United States to carry concealed firearms. Directs the Attorney General to determine procedures for certification of such officers and to issue certification cards to assist States in identifying such officers. | 2025-08-26T15:16:42Z | |
| 102-hr-4930 | 102 | hr | 4930 | To provide for forfeiture of property involved in the commission of Federal health care offenses and to establish the Health Care Fraud Forfeiture Fund in the Treasury. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-04-09 | 1992-05-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] | AZ | R | K000306 | 12 | Amends the Federal criminal code to require forfeiture of any property used in or derived from a Federal health care offense (defined as an offense under provisions relating to money laundering, racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations, or mail fraud involving: (1) fraudulent or false billing for a medical product, service, or test; (2) inflated cost; (3) unnecessary patient admission; or (4) kickbacks). Amends Federal law relating to the Attorney General to establish in the Treasury the Health Care Fraud Forfeiture Fund. Makes the Fund available in the same manner as the Department of Justice Forfeiture Fund, to be used solely for the benefit of activities relating to Federal health care offenses. Deposits in the Fund all property forfeited by reason of a Federal health care offense. | 2021-06-02T14:53:00Z | |
| 102-hjres-466 | 102 | hjres | 466 | Designating April 26, 1992, through May 2, 1992, as "National Crime Victims' Rights Week". | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-04-08 | 1992-05-18 | Became Public Law No: 102-287. | House | Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] | PA | R | G000121 | 232 | Designates April 26 through May 2, 1992, as National Crime Victims' Rights Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-4776 | 102 | hr | 4776 | Drug and Alcohol Offenders Treatment Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-04-07 | 1992-08-12 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Drug and Alcohol Offenders Treatment Act of 1992 - Amends the Contract Services for Drug Dependent Federal Offenders Treatment Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations for FY 1993 through 1995. | 2025-08-26T15:17:56Z | |
| 102-hr-4788 | 102 | hr | 4788 | To require the District of Columbia to close the Cedar Knoll Facility by January 1, 1993. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-04-07 | 1992-04-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education. | House | Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] | MD | D | H000874 | 1 | Requires the District of Columbia to close the juvenile detention facility known as the Cedar Knoll Facility by January 1, 1993. Prohibits the expenditure of any funds for the facility's operation after such date. | 2021-06-02T14:51:50Z | |
| 102-hr-4797 | 102 | hr | 4797 | Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-04-07 | 1992-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 1 | Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require the U.S. Sentencing Commission to: (1) promulgate or amend existing guidelines to provide for sentencing enhancements of not less than three offense levels for offenses that are hate crimes; and (2) ensure reasonable consistency with other guidelines, avoid duplicative punishments for substantially the same offenses, and take into account any mitigating circumstances that might justify exceptions. | 2025-08-26T15:15:51Z | |
| 102-s-2522 | 102 | s | 2522 | Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-04-02 | 1992-05-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 2 | Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require the U.S. Sentencing Commission to: (1) promulgate or amend existing guidelines to provide for sentencing enhancements of not less than three offense levels for offenses that are hate crimes; and (2) ensure reasonable consistency with other guidelines, avoid duplicative punishments for substantially the same offenses, and take into account any mitigating circumstances that might justify exceptions. | 2025-08-26T15:14:00Z | |
| 102-sjres-284 | 102 | sjres | 284 | A joint resolution designating August 4, 1992, as "National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day". | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-03-31 | 1992-03-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 37 | Designates August 4, 1992, as National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-s-2484 | 102 | s | 2484 | National Triad Program Act | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-03-26 | 1992-09-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | Senate | Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] | WI | R | K000019 | 54 | National Triad Program Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Justice to conduct a national assessment of: (1) the nature and extent of crimes against the elderly; (2) the needs of law enforcement, health, and social service organizations in working to prevent, identify, investigate, and provide assistance to victims of such crimes; and (3) promising strategies to respond effectively to those challenges. Specifies that such assessment shall address: (1) the analysis and synthesis of data from a range of sources; (2) the problems of elderly who are living alone or in high crime areas and who are abused and neglected, and the fear of victimization; (3) the identification of strategies and techniques that have been shown to be effective or which show promise; (4) the analysis of the factors that enhance or inhibit development of a coordinated response by law enforcement, health care, and social service providers; and (5) the research agenda needed to develop a comprehensive understanding of the problems of crimes against the elderly. Requires the Director to disseminate the results of such assessment. Authorizes the Director to make awards to coalitions of local law enforcement agencies, victim service providers, and organizations representing the elderly for pilot programs and field tests of promising strategies and models for forging partnerships for crime prevention and service provision. Specifies that pilot programs funded under this Act may include existing general service coalitions of law enforcement, victim service, and elder advocate organizations that wish to use additional funds to work at a particular problem in their community or to target a particular geographic area in need of intensive services. Authorizes the Director to make awards to: (1) coalitions of national law enforcement, victim service, and elder advocate organizations for training and technical assistance in implementing pilot programs; (2) research organizations to investigate the types of elder victimization shown … | 2025-08-26T15:16:42Z | |
| 102-hr-4585 | 102 | hr | 4585 | National Child Protection Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-03-25 | 1992-05-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] | CO | D | S000142 | 68 | National Child Protection Act of 1992 - Establishes a national criminal background check system (system) to which a designated agency in each State is required to report child abuse crime information, or index such information in the system, for purposes of background checks of child care providers. Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) guidelines for the reporting of such information; and (2) timetables for each State to report such information to the System (with a three-year deadline for all States to be reporting at a specified level of currency). Requires State agencies to maintain close liaison for the exchange of technical assistance in cases of child abuse with the National Center: (1) on Child Abuse and Neglect; (2) for Missing and Exploited Children; and (3) for the Prosecution of Child Abuse. Directs the Attorney General to publish annually: (1) a statistical summary of the child abuse crime information reported under this Act; and (2) a summary of each State's progress in reporting child abuse crime information to the system. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study to determine various factors relating to potential child abuse crimes and offenders, based on a statistically significant sample of convicted child abuse offenders and other relevant information. Requires a report on such study to be submitted to specified congressional committee officials. Authorizes a State to have in effect procedures to permit a qualified entity (i.e., a business or organization that provides child care or child care placement services, or that certifies others to provide such care or services) to contact a State agency to request a nationwide background check to determine if a child care provider is under indictment for, or has been convicted of, a background check crime. Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) guidelines for State background check procedures, but permits the Attorney General to certify that a State procedure is equ… | 2025-08-26T15:14:23Z | |
| 102-s-2408 | 102 | s | 2408 | A bill to limit plea agreements and cooperative agreements that promise reduced sentences or other benefits in exchange for cooperation by drug kingpins and others charged with extremely serious offenses. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-03-25 | 1992-03-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the court from approving any agreement between the Government and an offender who is (or could have been) charged with or convicted of a specified serious crime (including crimes of violence, drug trafficking crimes, killings of specified Federal officers and employees, and certain offenses involving controlled substances) under which the Government agrees to a request for a sentence of any particular length or for a reduction in sentence or under which any other benefit is to be made available to the offender, in exchange for the offender's cooperation in providing information or evidence that may lead to the conviction of another person of an offense other than one of such serious crimes. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) personally review and approve any such agreement; and (2) provide to the judiciary committees, within ten days, notice of the proposed agreement, including the name of the offender with whom the agreement is to be made. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-4542 | 102 | hr | 4542 | Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-03-24 | 1992-10-25 | Became Public Law No: 102-519. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 97 | Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 - Title I: Tougher Law Enforcement Against Auto Theft - Subtitle A: Enhanced Penalties for Auto Theft - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that whoever, possessing a firearm, takes (or attempts to take) a motor vehicle that has been transported, shipped, or received in interstate or foreign commerce from the person or presence of another by force and violence or by intimidation shall: (1) be fined, imprisoned up to 25 years, or both; (2) if serious bodily injury results, be fined, imprisoned up to 25 years, or both; and (3) if death results, be fined, imprisoned up to life, or both. Urges the Attorney General to work with State and local officials to investigate car thefts, including armed carjacking, and (as appropriate and consistent with prosecutorial discretion) prosecute persons who allegedly violate such law and other relevant Federal statutes. Increases penalties for: (1) the importation and exportation of stolen motor vehicles, off-highway mobile equipment, vessels, or aircraft (stolen vehicles); and (2) the transportation, sale, or receipt of stolen vehicles. Provides for the civil forfeiture of any property which represents or is traceable to the gross proceeds obtained from a violation of prohibitions against: (1) altering or removing motor vehicle identification numbers (VINs); (2) importing or exporting stolen motor vehicles; (3) armed robbery of automobiles; (4) transporting stolen motor vehicles in interstate commerce; or (5) possessing or selling a stolen motor vehicle that has moved in interstate commerce. Directs the court, in imposing sentence on a person convicted of a violation or conspiracy to violate any of such prohibitions, to order that the person forfeit to the United States any property which represents or is traceable to the gross proceeds obtained as a result of such violation. Sets penalties for knowingly owning, operating, maintaining, controlling, or conducting operations in a chop shop. Directs the Attorney General (as appropriate) to com… | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hr-4515 | 102 | hr | 4515 | To amend title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency and Prevention Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study of violence committed by or against juveniles in urban areas. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-03-19 | 1992-04-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30] | CA | D | M000206 | 0 | Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study of the incidence of violence committed by or against juveniles in the District of Columbia, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and other appropriate urban areas in the United States. Specifies objectives of the study, including identification of characteristics and patterns of behavior of juveniles who are at risk of becoming violent or victims of homicide, determination of the accessibility and use of firearms by or against juveniles, and development of a plan to assist State and local governments to reduce homicide committed by or against juveniles. Sets forth reporting requirements. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 102-s-2368 | 102 | s | 2368 | Convict Labor Penalties Enhancement Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-03-18 | 1992-03-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Convict Labor Penalties Enhancement Act of 1992 - Increases penalties for: (1) transporting or importing goods made by convicts or prisoners; and (2) failure to mark packages of such goods. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that any person who enters or imports (or attempts to enter or import) merchandise into the United States in violation of prohibitions on convict-made goods, who knows or should have known that such entry or importation (or attempted entry or importation) was in violation of such prohibitions, shall be liable to pay specified civil penalties to the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe procedures for imposing such penalties, including prepenalty notice. | 2025-08-26T15:15:24Z | |
| 102-sjres-273 | 102 | sjres | 273 | A joint resolution to designate the week commencing June 21, 1992, as "National Sheriffs' Week". | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-03-18 | 1992-06-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | Senate | Sen. Seymour, John [R-CA] | CA | R | S000269 | 50 | Designates the week beginning June 21, 1992, as National Sheriffs' Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-4475 | 102 | hr | 4475 | Convict Labor Penalties Enhancement Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-03-16 | 1992-05-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] | VA | R | W000672 | 0 | Convict Labor Penalties Enhancement Act of 1992 - Increases penalties for: (1) transporting or importing goods made by convicts or prisoners; and (2) failure to mark packages of such goods. | 2025-08-26T15:18:22Z | |
| 102-s-2356 | 102 | s | 2356 | A bill to limit agreements and cooperative agreements that promise reduced sentences or other benefits in exchange for cooperation by drug kingpins and others charged with extremely serious offenses. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-03-13 | 1992-03-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the court from approving any agreement between the Government and an offender who is (or could have been) charged with or convicted of a specified serious crime (including crimes of violence, drug trafficking crimes, killings of specified Federal officers and employees, and certain offenses involving controlled substances) under which the Government agrees to a request for a sentence of any particular length or for a reduction in sentence or under which any other benefit is to be made available to the offender, in exchange for the offender's cooperation in providing information or evidence that may lead to the conviction of another person of an offense other than one of such serious crimes. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) personally review and approve any such agreement; and (2) provide to the judiciary committees, within ten days, notice of the proposed agreement, including the name of the offender with whom the agreement is to be made. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hjres-438 | 102 | hjres | 438 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States repealing the Second Amendment to the Constitution. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-03-11 | 1992-07-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | O000159 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Repeals the Second Amendment to the Constitution (the right of the people to keep and bear arms). | 2021-06-02T14:03:28Z | |
| 102-hr-4429 | 102 | hr | 4429 | National Pursuit Awareness Act of 1992 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-03-11 | 1992-03-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-None] | ND | D | D000432 | 6 | National Pursuit Awareness Act of 1992 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to make grants to States under the drug control and system improvement grant program for programs that increase awareness and improve public safety through implementation of policies and training procedures to regulate the use of vehicular pursuit by law enforcement officers (officers) of criminal suspects. Reduces BJA formula grants by 25 percent (for redistribution to other participating States) to any State that by the first day of each fiscal year after FY 1995: (1) does not have in effect a law which prohibits the driver of a motor vehicle from increasing speed or taking other evasive action if an officer signals the driver to stop and which provides a minimum penalty of three months imprisonment and seizure of the violator's vehicle for such a violation; and (2) does not require each State agency employing officers who may conduct a motor vehicle pursuit in the course of employment to have in effect a policy which describes the manner and circumstances in which such a pursuit should be conducted and terminated, to train all officers of the agency in accordance with such policy, and to transmit to the State in such fiscal year a report containing information on each motor vehicle pursuit conducted by an officer of the agency. Requires: (1) the Attorney General, the Secretaries of Agriculture, Interior, and Treasury, the Chief of the Capitol Police, and the Administrator of the General Services Administration to report to the Congress on department policy on motor vehicle pursuits by department officers, and on procedures used to train department officers in implementation of such policy; and (2) each such policy to meet the requirements of this Act. | 2025-08-26T15:13:41Z | |
| 102-hr-4440 | 102 | hr | 4440 | Criminal Alien and Prison Overcrowding Act | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1992-03-11 | 1992-09-04 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 12 | Criminal Alien and Prison Overcrowding Act - Transfers certain closed military installations to the Department of Justice. Authorizes appropriations for related construction and renovation. Provides for transfer of certain aliens in State prisons to such installations. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants to States relating to the incarceration of certain aliens. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:30Z |
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