House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law
Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 1996
- Committee actionApr 24, 1996
- Passed HouseMay 7, 1996 · 414–4
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-548 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 1, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 1, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/548
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2974, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2974
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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.
- H.Con.Res. 150 (104th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event sponsored by the Specialty Equipment Market Association.
- H.R. 1756 (104th) Department of Commerce Dismantling Act
- H.R. 3622 (104th) Standard Trade Relations Act
- H.R. 1794 (104th) Crimes Against Youth and Elderly Double Penalty Act
- H.R. 2543 (104th) Tuition Tax Deduction Act of 1995
Sponsor’s state and district
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.