**Selected Pending Federal Legislation (From Thomas)**[^1]

**[Juvenile Justice and Related Issues]{.underline}**

**H. R.1142**

**Title:** Recognizing May 25, 2008, as National Missing Children\'s
Day.\
**Latest Major Action:** 5/19/2008 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On
motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended
Agreed to by voice vote.

**H.R. 1593**

**Title:** Second Chance Act of 2007. Sponsors: Danny Davis (D-IL) and
92 bipartisan cosponsors. Authorizes assistance to states and localities
to develop and implement strategic plans for providing and coordinating
comprehensive efforts to enable ex-offenders to successfully reenter
their communities.

**Latest Major Action:** 4/9/2008 Became Public Law No: 110-199

**H.R.5537**\
**Title:** To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974 with respect to juveniles who have committed offenses, and for
other purposes.\
Sponsor: [Rep Murphy, Christopher
S.](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+Murphy++Christopher+S.))+01837)))
\[CT-5\] (introduced 3/5/2008) Cosponsors (None).

> **Latest Major Action:** 3/5/2008 Referred to House committee. Status:
> Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

**H.R.5524**

**Title:** To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize
appropriations, and for other purposes. Sponsor: [Rep Yarmuth, John
A.](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+Yarmuth++John+A.))+01853)))
\[KY-3\] (introduced
3/4/2008)  [Cosponsors](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR05524:@@@P)
(11)

> **Latest Major Action:** 4/17/2008 Referred to House subcommittee.
> Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and
> Communities.

**H.R.4300**\
**Title:** To establish a meaningful opportunity for parole for each
child offender sentenced to life in prison, and for other purposes.\
Sponsor: [Rep Scott, Robert C.
\"Bobby\"](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+Scott++Robert+C.+)
\[VA-3\] (introduced 12/6/2007)
[Cosponsors](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:1:./temp/~bd8Yp7:@@@P|/bss/d110query.html|)
(1)

> **Latest Major Action:** 1/14/2008 Referred to House subcommittee.
> Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland
> Security.

**H.R.3846**\
**Title:** To provide for evidence-based and promising practices related
to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and
intervention to help build individual, family, and community strength
and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy,
gang-free, and law-abiding lives.\
Sponsor: [Rep Scott, Robert C.
\"Bobby\"](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+Scott++Robert+C.+)
\[VA-3\] (introduced 10/16/2007)
[Cosponsors](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR03846:@@@P)
(72)

> **Latest Major Action:** 11/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee.
> Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland
> Security.

**H.R.3411**\
**Title:** To improve the treatment of juveniles with mental health or
substance abuse disorders by establishing new grant programs for
increased training, technical assistance, and coordination of service
providers, and for other purposes.\
Sponsor: [Rep Kennedy, Patrick
J.](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+Kennedy++Patrick+J.))+00627)))
\[RI-1\] (introduced 8/3/2007)
[Cosponsors](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR03411:@@@P)
(9)

> **Latest Major Action:** 9/19/2007 Referred to House subcommittee.
> Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and
> Communities.

**H.R.2645**\
**Title:** To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974 to improve mental health and substance abuse treatment by
providing grants for justice system personnel training, treatment
programs, and diversion programs, and for other purposes.\
Sponsor: [Rep Jefferson, William
J.](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+Jefferson++William+J.))+00592)))
\[LA-2\] (introduced 6/11/2007) Cosponsors (None)

> **Latest Major Action:** 7/24/2007 Referred to House subcommittee.
> Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and
> Communities.

**H.R.1806**\
**Title:** To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974 to provide quality prevention programs and accountability
programs relating to juvenile delinquency, and for other purposes.\
Sponsor: [Rep Johnson, Eddie
Bernice](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+Johnson++Eddie+Bernice))+00599)))
\[TX-30\] (introduced 3/29/2007)
[Cosponsors](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR01806:@@@P)
(6)

> **Latest Major Action:** 7/9/2007 Referred to House subcommittee.
> Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and
> Communities.

**S.2451**\
**Title:** A bill to enhance public safety by improving the
reintegration of youth offenders into the families and communities to
which they are returning.\
Sponsor: [Sen Schumer, Charles
E.](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Sen+Schumer++Charles+E.))+01036)))
\[NY\] (introduced 12/11/2007) Cosponsors (None)\
Related Bills:
[H.R.5178](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR05178:|/bss/d110query.html|)

> **Latest Major Action:** 12/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee.
> Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

**H.R.5178**\
**Title:** To enhance public safety by improving the reintegration of
youth offenders into the families and communities to which they are
returning.\
Sponsor: [Rep Grijalva, Raul
M.](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+Grijalva++Raul+M.))+01708)))
\[AZ-7\] (introduced 1/29/2008)
[Cosponsors](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR05178:@@@P)
(12)\
**Related Bills:
[S.2451](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN02451:)**

> **Latest Major Action:** 4/17/2008 Referred to House subcommittee.
> Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and
> Communities.

**H.R.3992**\
**Title:** To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health
treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and
for other purposes.\
Sponsor: [Rep Scott, Robert C.
\"Bobby\"](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+Scott++Robert+C.+)
\[VA-3\] (introduced 10/30/2007)
     [Cosponsors](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:1:./temp/~bdtJCY:@@@P|/bss/d110query.html|)
(13) \[encompasses services for juvenile offenders\]\
Related Bills:
[S.2304](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN02304:|/bss/d110query.html|)
Sponsor: [Sen Domenici, Pete
V.](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Sen+Domenici++Pete+V.))+01319)))
\[NM\] (introduced 11/5/2007)
 [Cosponsors](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:2:./temp/~bdOT36:@@@P|/bss/d110query.html|)
(4)

> **Latest Major Action:** 1/24/2008 Referred to Senate committee.
> Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
> Committee on the Judiciary.

**S.2304**\
**Title:** A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health
treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and
for other purposes. \[encompasses services for juvenile offenders\]\
Sponsor: [Sen Domenici, Pete
V.](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Sen+Domenici++Pete+V.))+01319)))
\[NM\] (introduced 11/5/2007)
[Cosponsors](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN02304:@@@P)
(4)\
**Related Bills:
[H.R.3992](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR03992:)**

> **Latest Major Action**: 4/1/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative
> Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 622.

**[Gangs and Youth Violence]{.underline}**

**H.R. 3150**

**Title:** Anti-Gang Enforcement Act of 2007. Sponsors: Ric Keller
(R-FL) and Jim Gerlach (R-PA). A bill to increase and enhance law
enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of
violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to reform and
facilitate prosecution of juvenile gang members who commit violent
crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other
purposes

> **Latest Major Action:** August 10, 2007 referred to the Subcommittee
> on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

**H.R. 3168**

**Title:** Path to Success: Gang Prevention through Community
Partnerships Act. Sponsors: Alcee Hastings (D-FL) and 13 cosponsors. A
bill to establish an educational mentoring pilot program for at-risk
youth through community partnerships that provides life, social,
academic and vocational skills necessary for youth to become productive
law abiding citizens.

**Latest Major Action:** 9/19/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on
Healthy Families and Communities.

**H.R. 854**

**Title:** City Youth Violence Recovery Act. Sponsors: John Larson
(D-CT) and 44 cosponsors. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health
and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to prevent or
alleviate the effects of youth violence in eligible urban communities by
providing violence-prevention education, mentoring, counseling, and
mental health services to children and adolescents in such communities.

> **Latest Major Action:** May 18, 2007 referred to the Subcommittee on
> Healthy Families and Communities.

**H.R.5637**

**Title:** To authorize the Attorney General to award grants to eligible
entities to

prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education,
mentoring, and

counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and
community leaders

on the principles and practice of nonviolence. Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John
\[GA-5\]

(introduced 3/13/2008) no cosponsors.\
**Latest Major Action:** 3/13/2008 Referred to House committee. Status:
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

**H.R.5178**

**Title:** To enhance public safety by improving the reintegration of
youth offenders into the families and communities to which they are
returning. Sponsor: Rep Grijalva, Raul M. \[AZ-7\] (introduced
1/29/2008) and thirteen co-sponsors.

> **Latest Major Action:** 4/17/2008 Referred to House subcommittee.
> Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and
> Communities.

**[Child and Youth Protection]{.underline}**

**H.R.5876**

**Title:** To require certain standards and enforcement provisions to
prevent

child abuse and neglect in residential programs, and for other
purposes.\
**Latest Major Action:** 5/22/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar,
Calendar No. 421.

**S.1738**\
**Title:** A bill to establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation
Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney
General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to
increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make
other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies
to investigate and prosecute predators.

> **Latest Major Action:** 5/15/2008 Senate committee/subcommittee
> actions. Status: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported
> with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

**S.1515**

**Title:** A bill to establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney
network to represent domestic violence victims.

> **Latest Major Action:** 5/15/2008 Senate committee/subcommittee
> actions. Status: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported
> with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

**H.R.4134**

**Title:** To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet
crime prevention

education programs. Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Linda T. \[CA-39\] (introduced
11/9/2007)

twenty two co-sponsors.\
**Latest Major Action:** 11/14/2007 Referred to Senate committee.
Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.

**H.R.4120**\
**Title:** To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more
effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for
other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Boyda, Nancy E. \[KS-2\] (introduced
11/8/2007) on Cosponsor.

> **Latest Major Action:** 11/15/2007 Referred to Senate committee.
> Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
> Committee on the Judiciary.

**H.R.3845**

**Title:** To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation
Prevention and Interdiction

within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the
Internet Crimes Against

Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer
forensic labs, and to

make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement
agencies to

investigate and prosecute child predators. Sponsor: Rep Wasserman
Schultz, Debbie

\[FL-20\] (introduced 10/16/2007) thirty eight co-sponsors.\
**Latest Major Action:** 11/15/2007 Referred to Senate committee.
Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.

**H.R.3791**

**Title:** To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating
to child

pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and
for other

purposes. Sponsor: Rep Lampson, Nick \[TX-22\] (introduced 10/10/2007)
three

co-sponsors.\
**Latest Major Action:** 12/6/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status:
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.

**H.R.3461**

**Title:** To establish a public awareness campaign regarding Internet
safety.

Sponsor: Rep Bean, Melissa L. \[IL-8\] (introduced 8/4/2007) forty three
co-sponsors.

> **Latest Major Action:** 11/14/2007 Referred to Senate committee.
> Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
> Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

**H.R.719**

**Title:** A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision
of Internet access by

sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep Pomeroy, Earl \[ND\] (introduced 1/30/2007) seventy five
co-sponsors.\
**Latest Major Action:** 11/15/2007 Referred to Senate committee.
Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.

**S.2756**

**Title:** A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to
establish

permanent background check system. Sponsor: Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr.
\[DE\]

(introduced 3/13/2008) and two co-sponsors.\
**Latest Major Action:** 5/22/2008 Senate committee/subcommittee
actions. Status: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with
an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

**H.R.5606**

**Title:** To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to
establish a permanent

background check system. Sponsor: Rep Schiff, Adam B. \[CA-29\]
(introduce

3/13/2008) and one co-sponsor.

> **Latest Major Action:** 3/13/2008 Referred to House committee.
> Status: Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

**S.1829**\
**Title:** A bill to reauthorize programs under the Missing Children\'s
Assistance Act.\
Sponsor: [Sen Leahy, Patrick
J.](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Sen+Leahy++Patrick+J.))+01383)))
\[VT\] (introduced 7/19/2007)
     [Cosponsors](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:1:./temp/~bdQ9fG:@@@P|/bss/d110query.html|)
(4)\
**Related Bills:
[H.R.2517](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR02517:|/bss/d110query.html|)**

> **Latest Major Action:** 12/13/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative
> Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 544.

**S.431**\
**Title:** A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online
identifiers, and for other purposes.\
Sponsor: [Sen Schumer, Charles
E.](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Sen+Schumer++Charles+E.))+01036)))
\[NY\] (introduced 1/30/2007)
[Cosponsors](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:1:./temp/~bdNXyn:@@@P|/bss/d110query.html|)
(18)\
**Related Bills:
[H.R.719](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR00719:|/bss/d110query.html|)**

> **Latest Major Action:** 5/21/2008 Held at the desk.

**H.R.4136**\
**Title:** To amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the
scope of the child pornography laws, and for other purposes.\
Sponsor: [Rep Carney, Christopher
P.](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+Carney++Christopher+P.))+01876)))
\[PA-10\] (introduced 11/9/2007) Cosponsors (None)\
**Related Bills:
[H.R.3148](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR03148:|/bss/d110query.html|)**

> **Latest Major Action:** 12/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee.
> Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
> Committee on the Judiciary.

**S.2344**\
**Title:** A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for
age-appropriate Internet education for children.\
Sponsor: [Sen Menendez,
Robert](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Sen+Menendez++Robert))+00791)))
\[NJ\] (introduced 11/13/2007)
     [Cosponsors](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:1:./temp/~bdMb2h:@@@P|/bss/d110query.html|)
(3)

> **Latest Major Action:** 12/13/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative
> Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 542.

**[Other Health-Related Bills (Does Not Include All Medicaid and SCHIP
Bills)]{.underline}**

**H.R.5513**

**Title:** To reduce youth usage of tobacco products, to enhance State
efforts to eliminate retail sales of tobacco products to minors, and for
other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Blackburn, Marsha \[TN-7\] (introduced
2/28/2008) and thirteen co-sponsors.

> **Latest Major Action:** 2/28/2008 Referred to House subcommittee.
> Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

**[Employment]{.underline}**

**H.R.5444**

**Title:** Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for
summer youth

employment activities. Sponsor: Rep Clyburn, James E. \[SC-6\]
(introduced 2/14/2008)

sixty four co-sponsors.

> **Latest Major Action:** 2/14/2008 Referred to House committee.
> Status: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition
> to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently
> determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
> provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

[^1]: Thomas is the web source of legislative information operated by
    the Library of Congress. This document was prepared in early
    September 2007 and updated in full on 3/5/08. See
    [http://thomas.loc.gov](http://thomas.loc.gov/) for additional
    details.