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H.R. 3107 · 109th CongressIn committee

Carlie's Law

Latest action. Referred to the subcommitteeA smaller panel inside a standing committee with jurisdiction over a slice of its subject matter. Most hearings and the first markup usually happen here.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. · August 23, 2005

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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research Service

Carlie's Law - Requires: (1) the Secretary of State to notify the Secretary of Homeland Security that a U.S. citizen has been convicted outside the United States of a child predatory crime; (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that such information is available to, and used by, agents of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection; (3) the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) when such a person has entered the United States; and (4) the Director to ensure that such information is promptly entered into the National Sex Offender Registry.

Amends the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act to expand the Registry to include individuals convicted of exploitation of a minor or trafficking in persons with respect to a minor. Provides for criminal forfeiture of property of persons convicted of exploitation or trafficking. Subjects any person convicted of a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor age 12 or under to electronic surveillance for life, with exceptions.

Directs: (1) the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend the federal sentencing guidelines to provide for trafficking in persons to be treated as a crime of violence; and (2) the Attorney General to prescribe regulations that specify the fields of information used in the Registry.

Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on June 29, 2005. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.

Status
Introduced
June 29, 2005
In committee
August 23, 2005
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
Where this sits in the process
Common questions
Composed from the official record
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?

4 steps remain before this bill could become law.

The record's latest action, on August 23, 2005: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

  1. Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
  2. Passage by the House
  3. Passage by the Senate
  4. The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?

Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.

In the 109th Congress (2005-06), 482 of the 10,701 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.5 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.

This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.

Has anyone actually voted on it?

No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.

A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.

Who is behind it?

Katherine Harris (R-FL) introduced it on June 29, 2005. No cosponsors are recorded.

Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.

How long has it been in play?

It was introduced on June 29, 2005, 7743 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 7688 days ago, on August 23, 2005.

Measures do not carry over. Anything the 109th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2007 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.

Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.

Vote history

  1. House
    In committee, no floor vote yet
  2. Senate
    Awaits House passage
  3. President
    Awaits both chambers
No recorded votes yet
No roll call in this Congress cites this bill. Most bills die in committee without ever reaching a recorded floor vote.