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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act

H.R. 2974Introduced Feb 27, 1996Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Dick Chrysler R-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: May 14, 1996 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2974.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2974, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 29, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

11 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 11 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Richard Baker (R-LA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Jon Fox (R-PA), Gene Green (D-TX), J. Hastert (R-IL), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Joseph Skeen (R-NM), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Gerald Solomon (R-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dick Chrysler.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-8 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.