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Crime Victims With Disabilities Awareness Act

Public Law 105-301 · S. 1976 · 105th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 27, 1998 · Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor: Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH)

Cosponsors (8): Sen. Patrick Leahy,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Crime Victims With Disabilities Awareness Act - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) conduct a study to increase knowledge and information about crimes against individuals with developmental disabilities that will be useful in developing new strategies to reduce the incidence of such crimes; (2) consider contracting with the Committee on Law and Justice of the National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council to provide research for such study; (3) report study results to specified congressional committees; and (4) include, as part of each National Crime Victim's Survey, statistics relating to the nature of crimes against individuals with developmental disabilities and the specific characteristics of the victims of those crimes.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.

  1. Oct 27, 1998Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-301.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 16, 1998PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 7, 1998FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  6. FloorFloor · Mr. McCollum moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. Sep 14, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  8. Sep 11, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  9. Aug 4, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  10. Jul 15, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
  11. Jul 13, 1998FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  12. Jun 25, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
  13. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
  14. Apr 23, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
  15. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.