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S. 2596

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A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish Federal criminal penalties for interstate child endangerment.
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Committee
Latest Action · July 14, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Congress
113th (2013–2015)
Introduced
July 14, 2014
Cosponsors (0)
None
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Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a person from: (1) traveling in interstate or foreign commerce to purposely, knowingly, or negligently cause substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to a child (defined as an individual under age 14) by placing the child in the physical custody of another individual who the person knows has previously injured a child or by operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance in violation of law while the child is in the vehicle; or (2) forcing a child to travel in interstate or foreign commerce to commit such an offense.

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