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S. 3692 116th Congress Senate

End Military-Connected Child Abuse and Neglect Act

Official title: A bill to improve the ability of the Department of Defense to effectively prevent, track, and respond to military-connected child abuse.

Introduced: May 12, 2020 Introduced by: Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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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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May 12, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 12, 2020
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 Latest action May 12, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6667 Identical bill End Military-Connected Child Abuse and Neglect Act
  • HR 6395 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 20, 2020
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · May 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3692: End Military-Connected Child Abuse and Neglect Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3692/
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"S. 3692: End Military-Connected Child Abuse and Neglect Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3692/.
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S. 3692, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3692/.
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