To direct the Attorney General to acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal Government exercises jurisdiction.

Bill: 115-hr-5256
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2018-03-13
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Criminal justice information and records

Marine and inland water transportation

Roads and highways

Sex offenses

Space flight and exploration

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2018-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Department of Justice to acquire data about sexual offenses that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the federal government exercises jurisdiction.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5256 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2018 Mr. Crawford (for himself and Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Attorney General to acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal Government exercises jurisdiction.

1. Statistics relating to sexual offenses that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal Government exercises jurisdiction Under the authority of section 534 of title 28, United States Code, the Attorney General shall acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal Government exercises jurisdiction (including aircraft, any vessel of the United States or which travels in interstate or foreign commerce or within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, any vehicle used or designed for flight or navigation in space, and any vehicle which travels via any facility of interstate or foreign commerce), disaggregated by— (1) the mode of transportation aboard which the offense was committed; and (2) the location of the commission of the offense.