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HR 4576 105th Congress House

To amend section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States receiving funds under such provisions to have in…

Official title: To amend section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States receiving… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States receiving funds under such provisions to have in effect a State law providing for a criminal penalty on an individual who fails to report having knowledge of another individual's commission of a crime of violence or a sex crime against a person under the age of 18.

Introduced: September 15, 1998 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Aid to dependent childrenCash welfare block grantsChild abuseChild sexual abuse
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Economics and Public FinanceFamiliesFederal aid to child welfareFederal aid to law enforcementFines (Penalties)Government Operations and PoliticsInformersSocial WelfareState lawsViolence
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Sep 15, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Sep 15, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 15, 1998
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Sep 15, 1998
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and title IV (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to require States receiving funds under such Acts to have in effect a State law providing for a criminal penalty on an individual who, having knowledge of another individual's commission of a crime of violence or a sex crime against a person under age 18, fails to report such crime to an appropriate State authority.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4576: To amend section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States receiving funds under such provisions to have in effect a State law providing for a criminal penalty on an individual who fails to report having knowledge of another individual's commission of a crime of violence or a sex crime against a person under the age of 18.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4576/
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"H.R. 4576: To amend section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States receiving funds under such provisions to have in effect a State law providing for a criminal penalty on an individual who fails to report having knowledge of another individual's commission of a crime of violence or a sex crime against a person under the age of 18.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4576/.
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H.R. 4576, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4576/.
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[H.R. 4576: To amend section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States receiving funds under such provisions to have in effect a State law providing for a criminal penalty on an individual who fails to report having knowledge of another individual's commission of a crime of violence or a sex crime against a person under the age of 18.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4576/)
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