H.R. 254 · 109th Congress
Baby Abandonment Prevention Act of 2005
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Introduced
- 2005-01-06
- Latest action
- 2005-03-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Summary
Baby Abandonment Prevention Act of 2005 - Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to establish the Task Force on Baby Abandonment to: (1) collect information and maintain a database on incidents of child abandonment, including information on demographics, circumstances, outcomes, and trends; and (2) submit annual reports and recommendations to Congress.