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Public Records Open to End Child Tragedy (PROTECT) Act

Introduced: June 19, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jul 21, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Jun 19, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 19, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Records Open to End Child Tragedy (PROTECT) Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to modify eligibility requirements for grants to States for child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment programs. Requires such States to include within their program provisions which require (currently, allow) public disclosure of the findings or information about the case of child abuse or neglect, as determined to be appropriate by a judge and in accordance with applicable law, which has resulted in a child fatality, near fatality, other serious injury, or felony conviction.

What's happening now July 21, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 30, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2541: Public Records Open to End Child Tragedy (PROTECT) Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2541/
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"H.R. 2541: Public Records Open to End Child Tragedy (PROTECT) Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2541/.
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H.R. 2541, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2541/.
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