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S. 1792 · 112th Congress

Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act of 2011

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Passed the Senate without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 112th Congress ended.

6 cosponsors · 5 D, 1 R

0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Nov 2, 2011
  2. Senate Passed Dec 17, 2012

Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize the United States Marshals Service to investigate, at the request of another federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, cases involving: (1) a sex offender who violates a sex offender registration requirement, or (2) a missing…

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Dec 17, 2012

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize the United States Marshals Service to investigate, at the request of another federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, cases involving: (1) a sex offender who violates a sex offender registration requirement, or (2) a missing child.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act of 2011

Latest action (Dec 18, 2012): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Nov 2, 2011

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Nov 2, 2011
  2. Senate Passed Dec 17, 2012

No recorded floor vote found.