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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 29, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3486 Related bill SOS Child Abuse Act
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3617: See Something, Say Something Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3617/
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"H.R. 3617: See Something, Say Something Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3617/.
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H.R. 3617, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3617/.
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