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Child Abuse Reporting and Clearinghouse Improvements Act of 1985

Introduced: June 18, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 5, 1986
Executive Comment Requested from HHS.
Dec 11, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 1, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education.
Jun 28, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Jun 24, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jun 18, 1985
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Jun 18, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 18, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 18, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Abuse Reporting and Clearinghouse Improvements Act of 1985 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to clarify the intent of certain confidentiality provisions to provide that such provisions do not supersede any State or local reporting requirements of suspected child abuse.

Modifies the classification system used by the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to include a category for statistics for offenses involving child abuse (including sexual abuse). Requires the Attorney General to report to the Congress within 90 days on whether such modification has been made, or, if not, when it will be made.

Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect in coordination with the Department of Justice to compile, analyze, publish, and disseminate to each State information on effective programs in the prosecution of child sexual abuse cases. Directs the Center to develop model training materials for law enforcement, legal, judicial, and child welfare personnel to deal with child sexual abuse victims and to support research projects to identify improvements in the investigation and prosecution of child sexual abuse cases.

What's happening now February 5, 1986

Executive Comment Requested from HHS.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 23, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 11, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2791: Child Abuse Reporting and Clearinghouse Improvements Act of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2791/
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"H.R. 2791: Child Abuse Reporting and Clearinghouse Improvements Act of 1985." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2791/.
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