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In 2019, the POCSO Act was amended and made more stringent, the amendment raised minimum punishment for penetrative assault from 7 to 10 years and 20 years if the victim was below 16 years in age, with a maximum punishment of life imprisonment with a provision for the death penalty for aggravated penetrative assault.
Processes have been streamlined with timelines for both in-country and inter-country adoption including declaring a child legally free for adoption. This Act has further been amended by the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2021 which have come into force from 1 September 2022.
Kids Online Safety Act of 2022 S.3663: February 16, 2022 Richard Blumenthal (D‑CT) 13 Referred to committees of jurisdiction, but never saw a floor vote. 118th Congress: Kids Online Safety Act of 2023 H.R. 7891: April 19, 2023 Gus M. Bilirakis (R‑FL 12th) 64 Referred to committees of jurisdiction and advanced, but never saw a House floor ...
Fact Check: Amendment 3 contains a line that some critics have interpreted to mean it would nullify all future lawsuits related to reproductive care, including malpractice related to abortion ...
An Act to authorise the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2023; to authorise both the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund and the application of income for that year; and to appropriate the supply authorised for that year by this Act and by the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2022. [h]
Sexual Offences Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom [1] and former British colonies and territories such as Antigua and Barbuda, [2] Crown dependencies, Kenya, [3] Lesotho, [4] Republic of Ireland, [5] Sierra Leone, [6] South Africa [7] and Trinidad and Tobago [8] relating to sexual offences (including both substantive and procedural ...
On June 21, Murphy introduced the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act as an amendment to S. 2938, which had already passed committee and had been pending in the Senate. [12] Schumer brought the revised bill to the floor and the amendment was approved by a Senate vote of 64–34. [ 11 ]
Executive Order 14187, titled "Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation", is an executive order issued by Donald Trump on January 28, 2025. [1] The order acts to prevent gender affirming care for Americans under 19 years old by withholding federal funding and directing agencies to take a variety of steps to prevent surgeries, hormone therapy, puberty blockers and other gender ...