HR 3617
112th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crimes against children
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Evidence and witnesses
Law enforcement administration and funding
Sex offenses
State and local government operations
See Something, Say Something Act
Introduced: December 8, 2011
Introduced by:
Clarke, Yvette D.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Dec 8, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Dec 8, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
See Something, Say Something Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require the state plan under a grant from the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment programs to contain an assurance in the form of a certification by the state governor that the state has in effect and is enforcing a state law prescribing a criminal penalty against any person age 18 or older who fails to report to a state or local law enforcement official or child protective services that the person has knowledge of child abuse or neglect that occurred in the state.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Committees of jurisdiction
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