Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-3796
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2012-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-19
text: 
Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to authorize appropriations through FY2017 for: (1) the Sex Offender Management Assistance (SOMA) program, (2) the Jessica Lunsford Address Verification Grant Program, and (3) federal assistance to states in locating and apprehending sex offenders who violate sex offender registration requirements.
 
 Requires a tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent for an offense which required registration in a sex registry to maintain a clean record for 15 (currently, 25) years to qualify for a reduction in the period for which such offender must keep such registration current.

action_date: 2012-08-01
text: 
Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Adam Walsh Act) to authorize appropriations through FY2017 for: (1) the Sex Offender Management Assistance (SOMA) program, (2) the Jessica Lunsford Address Verification Grant Program, and (3) federal assistance to states in locating and apprehending sex offenders who violate sex offender registration requirements.
 
Requires a tier III sex offender to maintain a clean record for 15 (currently, 25) years to qualify for a reduction in the period for which such offender must keep a sex offender registration current.
 
 Allows a jurisdiction to exempt from disclosure through the Internet any information about a sex offender for whom the offense giving rise to the duty to register was one for which the offender was adjudicated delinquent (or otherwise convicted) as a juvenile.
 
 Modifies penalty provisions applicable to states that fail to substantially implement sex offender registration and notification requirements under the Adam Walsh Act to require such states to return to the Attorney General for reallocation to other jurisdictions (including local governments) 10% of amounts allocable to those states under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
 
 Directs the National Institute of Justice to report on the public safety impact, recidivism, and collateral consequences of long-term registration of juvenile sex offenders.
 
 Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations through FY2017 for juvenile sex offender treatment grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-08-02
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-08-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-08-01
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/31/2012 H5451)
action_date: 2012-08-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/31/2012 H5451)
action_date: 2012-08-01
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5618-5619)
action_date: 2012-07-31
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Scott (VA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2012-07-31
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3796.
action_date: 2012-07-31
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5450-5452)
action_date: 2012-07-31
text: Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2012-07-31
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 458.
action_date: 2012-07-31
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-637.
action_date: 2012-07-31
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-637.
action_date: 2012-07-18
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2012-07-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2012-07-16
text: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
action_date: 2012-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2012-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-19
text: Introduced in House