Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1778
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2013-12-09
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses

Child health

Congressional oversight

Crime victims

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Domestic violence and child abuse

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2013-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-12-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to report every 3 years to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on the penalties for violations of laws prohibiting child abuse in each state (defined as each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and each U.S. territory), including whether the laws of each state provide for enhanced penalties when a victim suffers serious bodily injury or permanent or protracted loss or impairment of any mental or emotional function.</p> Amends the federal criminal code to apply certain increased criminal penalties against any person who commits domestic assault and who has a final conviction on at least two separate prior occasions under state, federal, or tribal court proceedings (an habitual offender) for offenses that would be, if subject to federal jurisdiction, assault, sexual abuse, or a serious violent felony against a spouse or intimate partner (as under current law) or against a child of, or in the care of, the person committing the offense.

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1778 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 9, 2013 Mr. Burr introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Attorney General to report on State law penalties for certain child abusers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act of 2013 . 2. Attorney General report (a) Definition In this section, the term State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States. (b) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and again 3 years thereafter, the Attorney General shall publish and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on the penalties for violations of laws prohibiting child abuse in each State, including whether the laws of each State provide for enhanced penalties when a victim of child abuse suffers serious bodily injury, or permanent or protracted loss or impairment of any mental or emotional function. 3. Expansion of predicate for increased penalties for certain domestic assaults Section 117(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, or against a child of, or in the care of, the person committing the offense’’ after intimate partner .