Protecting Our Kids Act
HR 5347, the "Protecting Our Kids Act," is a procedural bill that amends an existing law (the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968) by adding a new reference point to Section 1701(c). It does not create new policies or directly affect any specific group; it only modifies how a legal provision is structured. The bill adds a new paragraph (4) to reference "the purposes described in subsection (b)(12)," but the bill text does not explain what those purposes are. As a technical amendment to an existing statute, it has no substantive policy impact.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 5, 2023
Last action Sep 5, 2023
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Sep 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Sep 5, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Debbie Lesko
RRepublican
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