S 2397
114th Congress
Senate
Families
Crime victims
Crimes against children
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Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
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Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States that extend or eliminate unexpired statutes of limitation applicable to laws involving child sexual abuse.
Introduced: December 10, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 10, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8609-8610)
Dec 10, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to assist eligible states in developing, establishing, and operating programs to improve:
- the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse cases, in a manner that limits additional trauma to the child and the child's family;
- the investigation and prosecution of cases of child sexual abuse; and
- the assessment and investigation of cases involving children with disabilities or serious health-related problems who are suspected victims of child sexual abuse.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8609-8610)
Committees of jurisdiction
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