S 1129
105th Congress
Senate
Families
Child abuse
Child sexual abuse
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Custody of children
Divorce
Economics and Public Finance
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Family violence
Government trust funds
Grants-in-aid
Nonprofit organizations
Parent and child
Parental kidnapping
Rape
Rape victim services
Separation (Law)
Social Welfare
Safe Havens for Children Act of 1997
Introduced: July 31, 1997
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Jul 31, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8593-8594)
Jul 31, 1997
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Safe Havens for Children Act of 1997 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to enable States to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements to assist public or private nonprofit entities in establishing and operating supervised visitation centers to facilitate child visitation and visitation exchange.
Sets forth provisions regarding considerations in awarding grants, authorized uses of funds, and reporting and evaluation.
Makes specified sums available from amounts contained in the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, subject to certain requirements.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1