CONGRESSMAN FLOOD LEADS HOUSE INTRODUCTION OF NATIONAL VIOLENT OFFENDER REGISTRY IN HONOR OF KARLY RAIN WOOD

Washington, Oct. 1 -- Congressman Mike Flood issued the following press release:

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA-Today, Congressman Mike Flood, joined by Congressmen Don Bacon and Adrian Smith, announced the introduction of the KarlyRain Wood Actin the House of Representatives. The legislation, introduced in the Senate by Senators Pete Ricketts and Deb Fischer, would establish a violent offender registry list for repeat convictions.

"In 2022,KarlyRain Wood was taken from us at just 20 years old by a four-time convicted felon while attending a birthday party in Omaha," said Congressman Flood. "My conversation with her mother, Amber Wood, was a heartbreaking reminder that preventable tragedies like this happen far too often across America. That's why I a...