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Title X Child Abuse, Rape, Molestation, and Incest Reporting Act

Introduced: February 12, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Feb 12, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Feb 12, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Title X Child Abuse, Rape, Molestation, and Incest Reporting Act - Declares that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no service provider under title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the Public Health Service Act shall be exempt from any State law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.

What's happening now March 3, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 21, 1998
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Apr 21, 1998
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 9, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3229: Title X Child Abuse, Rape, Molestation, and Incest Reporting Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3229/
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"H.R. 3229: Title X Child Abuse, Rape, Molestation, and Incest Reporting Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3229/.
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H.R. 3229, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3229/.
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