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HR 6667 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Crime victims Criminal justice information and records Domestic violence and child abuse Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents Sex offenses

End Military-Connected Child Abuse and Neglect Act

Introduced: May 22, 2020 Introduced by: Cisneros, Gilbert Ray Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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May 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 1, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End Military-Connected Child Abuse and Neglect Act

This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out activities to improve the ability of DOD to effectively prevent, track, and respond to military-connected child abuse, consistent with the recommendations of the Government Accountability Office in the report titled Increased Guidance and Collaboration Needed to Improve DOD's Tracking and Response to Child Abuse.

What's happening now May 1, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6395 Related bill William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
  • S 3692 Identical bill End Military-Connected Child Abuse and Neglect Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Harder, Josh
California · May 22, 2020
Heck, Denny
· May 22, 2020
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 22, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 22, 2020
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · May 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6667: End Military-Connected Child Abuse and Neglect Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6667/
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"H.R. 6667: End Military-Connected Child Abuse and Neglect Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6667/.
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H.R. 6667, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6667/.
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