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HR 2573 103th Congress House

Child Safety Act

Official title: To protect children from the trauma of witnessing or experiencing violence, sexual abuse, neglect, abduction, rape or death during parent/child visitations or … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To protect children from the trauma of witnessing or experiencing violence, sexual abuse, neglect, abduction, rape or death during parent/child visitations or visitation exchanges, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 9, 1993 See on congress.gov
Families Child abuseChild molestingFamily violenceFederal aid to child welfare
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Foster home careParental kidnappingSocially handicapped children
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) 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
Jul 27, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights.
Jun 30, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 30, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 27, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Safety Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with public or nonprofit private entities to: (1) establish and operate supervised visitation centers for child abuse victims; and (2) assist such organizations in collecting data on the effect of supervised visitation on sexually abused or severely physically abused children. Authorizes appropriations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 2, 1994
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 2, 1994
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 9, 1993
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 28, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2573: Child Safety Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2573/
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"H.R. 2573: Child Safety Act." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2573/.
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H.R. 2573, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2573/.
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