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S 2509 102th Congress Senate

National Children's Advocacy Program Act of 1992

Official title: A bill to provide grants to establish an integrated approach to prevent child abuse, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 28, 1992 See on congress.gov
Families Child abuseChild molestingCounselingCrime prevention
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This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 1992
Referred to Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs, Alcohol.
Apr 1, 1992
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Apr 1, 1992
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 25, 1992

Referred to Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs, Alcohol.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Children's Advocacy Program Act of 1992 - Requires the Director of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, in coordination with the Director of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, to establish a national children's advocacy program of centers to provide information, services, and assistance so that communities can establish multidisciplinary programs that respond to child abuse.

Provides for solicitation of proposals from applicants to operate such centers, proposal criteria, management plans, selection of proposals, funding of the centers, and program coordination.

Requires regular monitoring and evaluation of each center's activities, annual reports, discontinuation of funding in cases of failure to implement program activities, and solicitation of new proposals upon discontinuation of funding for any center.

Requires the two Directors to: (1) establish a children's advocacy advisory board to develop identified goals and program objectives; and (2) review annually the solicitation and selection process and program activities of each center.

Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to send to the Congress an annual, detailed review of the progress of such program activities.

Authorizes appropriations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 28, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2509: National Children's Advocacy Program Act of 1992. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-2509/
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