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H.R. 2775 116th Congress House

Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act

Official title: To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to ensure protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and their families.

Introduced: May 15, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 15, 2019
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 Latest action May 15, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act

This bill expands programs that prevent and treat child abuse and neglect to address issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. Specifically, these programs include (1) research and reporting requirements, (2) providing technical assistance, (3) grants to states and local agencies to train child-welfare personnel, and (4) community-based prevention-service grants, among others.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 142
All 142 Democratic 89
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Dec 16, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Sep 22, 2020
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Aug 18, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Feb 26, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 11, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Feb 10, 2020
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Jan 27, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 15, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 8, 2020
Demings, Val
· Jan 8, 2020
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Dec 4, 2019
Lawrence, Brenda
· Nov 26, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Nov 20, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Nov 20, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 20, 2019
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 20, 2019
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Nov 20, 2019
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 18, 2019
Higgins, Brian
· Nov 12, 2019
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 29, 2019
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 19, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 12, 2019
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Aug 27, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Aug 6, 2019
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Aug 2, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 2, 2019
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 25, 2019
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jul 24, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 23, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 23, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jul 18, 2019
Eshoo, Anna
· Jul 16, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 15, 2019
Lawson, Al
· Jul 9, 2019
Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie
· Jul 9, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jul 9, 2019
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jul 9, 2019
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 9, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2775: Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2775/
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