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Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

Introduced: May 7, 2019 Introduced by: Schrier, Kim Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
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
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
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 20, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2480.
May 2, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 2, 2019
Introduced in House
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 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.

What's happening now May 21, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 5
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  • S 1329 Related bill AI/AN CAPTA
  • S 1446 Related bill Safe Home Act of 2019
  • S 4342 Related bill National Child Abuse Help Hotline Act of 2020
  • HR 1389 Related bill Safe Home Act of 2019
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 45
All 45 Democratic 20 Republican 13
Maloney, Sean
· May 20, 2019
Porter, Katie
· May 20, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · May 20, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 20, 2019
Lipinski, Daniel
· May 17, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 17, 2019
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · May 16, 2019
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · May 15, 2019
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · May 15, 2019
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · May 14, 2019
Byrne, Bradley
· May 14, 2019
Rooney, Francis
· May 14, 2019
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· May 10, 2019
Stivers, Steve
· May 10, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 9, 2019
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · May 9, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · May 8, 2019
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · May 7, 2019
DAVIS, SUSAN
· May 7, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 7, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 7, 2019
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · May 7, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · May 7, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 7, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 7, 2019
Levin, Andy
· May 7, 2019
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · May 7, 2019
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · May 7, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 7, 2019
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · May 7, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 7, 2019
Taylor, Van
· May 7, 2019
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · May 7, 2019
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · May 7, 2019
Trone, David
· May 7, 2019
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · May 7, 2019
Wild, Susan
· May 7, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 7, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 2, 2019
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · May 2, 2019
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · May 2, 2019
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · May 2, 2019
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 2, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · May 2, 2019
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · May 2, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2480: Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2480/
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"H.R. 2480: Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2480/.
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