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Dick Zimmer, N.J. Congressman Who Sponsored Megan’s Law, Dies at 81

3 janvier 2026 à 00:46
The landmark legislation, a response to the rape and murder of a New Jersey child, required states to disclose where convicted sex-offenders live.

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Representative Dick Zimmer, second from left, during a House hearing in 1996. His legislation targeting sex offenders was passed unanimously by the House and Senate and signed into law by President Bill Clinton that year.
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