HR 2480 116th Congress House Families Administrative law and regulatory procedures Adoption and foster care Advisory bodies Census and government statistics Child care and development Child health Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Crime prevention Crimes against children Criminal justice information and records Department of Health and Human Services Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Domestic violence and child abuse Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Family relationships

Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

Introduced: May 2, 2019 Introduced by: Schrier, Kim Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 21, 2019

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

May 20, 2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

May 20, 2019

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3978-3988)

May 20, 2019

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3978-3988)

May 20, 2019

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2480.

May 20, 2019

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3978-3994)

May 20, 2019

Ms. Schrier moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

May 20, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 50.

May 20, 2019

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-74.

May 2, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

May 2, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to expand services for preventing and treating child abuse.

Specifically, the bill establishes requirements concerning collecting and exchanging data about child abuse and neglect. For instance, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to (1) establish uniform national standards for tracking and reporting child fatalities and near fatalities resulting from maltreatment, and (2) develop an electronic interstate data exchange system that allows states to share information from their child abuse and neglect registries with other states.

The bill also addresses child abuse and neglect related to families impacted by substance use disorders, racial bias in the child protective services system, and child sexual abuse.

Further, the bill revises the community-based grants program to emphasize access to effective services for diverse populations and to promote the development of statewide strategies to scale up family strengthening services.

Finally, the bill requires HHS to examine unregulated custody transfers and make recommendations for preventing, identifying, and responding to such transfers.