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H.R. 8396 116th Congress House

Jenna Quinn Law

Official title: To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require training and education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the community abo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require training and education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse in primary and secondary education.

Introduced: September 29, 2020 See on congress.gov
Families Child care and developmentChild safety and welfareCrime preventionCrime victims
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Crimes against childrenCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDomestic violence and child abuseElementary and secondary educationGovernment studies and investigationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingSchool administrationSex offensesSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTeaching, teachers, curricula
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 24, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 24, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 24, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jenna Quinn Law

This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs. The grants may be awarded for a period of up to five years.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5 Republican 2
Lamb, Conor
· Dec 14, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Nov 18, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Nov 16, 2020
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 29, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 29, 2020
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Sep 29, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 24, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Sep 24, 2020
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 24, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Sep 24, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8396: Jenna Quinn Law. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8396/
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"H.R. 8396: Jenna Quinn Law." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8396/.
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H.R. 8396, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8396/.
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