104th Congress > House > Vote 1015

Date: 1996-05-07

Result: 418-0 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 149

Vote Subject Matter: Civil Liberties / Domestic Social Policy

Bill number: HR2137

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Description: Megan’s Law

Bill summary: Megan's Law - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to: (1) require (current law authorizes) State and local law enforcement agencies to release relevant information that is necessary to protect the public concerning persons required to register under a State registration program established under the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act; and (2) provide that any information collected under such a program may be (...show more) disclosed for any purpose permitted under the laws of the State.

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Bill titles: To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the release of relevant information to protect the public from sexually violent offenders.

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