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HR 4860 117th Congress House

Statutes of Limitation for Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act

Official title: To amend the Child Abuse Protection and Treatment Act to incentivize States to eliminate civil and criminal statutes of limitations and revive time-barred civi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Child Abuse Protection and Treatment Act to incentivize States to eliminate civil and criminal statutes of limitations and revive time-barred civil claims for child abuse cases, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 5, 2022 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 29, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Statutes of Limitation for Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act

This bill creates incentives, including authorizing the Children's Bureau's Office of Child Abuse and Neglect to make grants, for states to (1) eliminate their criminal and civil statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse, and (2) revive previously time-barred civil claims.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Aug 5, 2022
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Jul 29, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4860: Statutes of Limitation for Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4860/
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"H.R. 4860: Statutes of Limitation for Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4860/.
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H.R. 4860, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4860/.
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[H.R. 4860: Statutes of Limitation for Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4860/)
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