SB 1579 — Modifies the offense of making a false report of child abuse.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-16
Digest: The Act increases the penalty for making a false report of child abuse. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Modifies the offense of making a false report of child abuse. Punishes a first offense by a maximum of six months' imprisonment, $2,500 fine, or both. Punishes a second offense by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Punishes a third or subsequent offense by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Latest action: — In House Committee
Sponsors
- Thatcher, Kim (R, OR-11) — sponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — sponsor
- Boice, Court (R, OR-1) — sponsor
- Prozanski, Floyd (D, OR-4) — cosponsor
- Bunch, Matt (R, OR-51) — cosponsor
- Harbick, Darin (R, OR-12) — cosponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — cosponsor
- Scharf, Anna (R, OR-23) — cosponsor
- Smith, Gregory (R, OR-57) — cosponsor
- Yunker, Dwayne (R, OR-3) — cosponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Hayden, Cedric (R, OR-6) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_upper — Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Judiciary.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass.
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Thatcher. Passed.
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Rules.
- · state_lower — In committee upon adjournment.
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boice, Court (R, state_lower OR-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Thatcher, Kim (R, state_upper OR-11) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Bunch, Matt (R, state_lower OR-51) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Harbick, Darin (R, state_lower OR-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Hayden, Cedric (R, state_upper OR-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Prozanski, Floyd (D, state_upper OR-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Scharf, Anna (R, state_lower OR-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Smith, Gregory (R, state_lower OR-57) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Yunker, Dwayne (R, state_lower OR-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no