IV
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 93
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the social problem of child
abuse and neglect and supporting efforts to enhance public awareness
of this problem.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 27, 1999
Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. DELAY, Mr. HYDE, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr.
EWING, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. SCOTT, Mrs. JOHN-
SON of Connecticut, and Mr. GOODLING) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
APRIL 27, 1999
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged; considered under
suspension of the rules and agreed to
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the social
problem of child abuse and neglect and supporting efforts
to enhance public awareness of this problem.
Whereas each year more than 3,000,000 children in the
United States are reported as suspected victims of child
abuse and neglect;
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Whereas more than 500,000 American children are currently
unable to live safely with their families and have been
placed in foster homes and institutions;
Whereas it is estimated that more than 1,000 children in the
United States, 78 percent of whom are less than 5 years
of age and 38 percent of whom are less than 1 year of
age, lose their lives each year as a direct result of abuse
and neglect;
Whereas the tragic social problem of child abuse and neglect
results in human and economic costs due to its relation-
ship to crime and delinquency, drug and alcohol abuse,
domestic violence, and welfare dependency; and
Whereas April has been designated by the President as Child
Abuse Prevention Month to focus public awareness on
this social ill: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That—
(1) it is the sense of the Congress that—
(A) the faith community, nonprofit organi-
zations, State and local officials involved in pre-
vention of child abuse and neglect, and volun-
teers throughout the United States should re-
commit themselves and mobilize their resources
to assist children in danger of abuse or neglect;
(B) Federal resources should be mar-
shalled in a manner that maximizes their im-
pact on the prevention of child abuse and ne-
glect;
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(C) because abuse and neglect of children
increases the likelihood that they will later en-
gage in criminal activity, State and local offi-
cials should be provided with increased flexi-
bility that allows them to use Federal law en-
forcement resources in the fight to prevent child
abuse and neglect if they consider that use ap-
propriate; and
(D) child protective services agencies, law
enforcement agencies, and the judicial system
should coordinate their efforts to the maximum
extent possible to prevent child abuse and ne-
glect; and
(2) the Congress—
(A) supports efforts in the United States
to—
(i) focus the attention of the Nation
on the disturbing problem of child abuse;
(ii) demonstrate gratitude to the peo-
ple in the United States who work to keep
children safe; and
(iii) encourage individuals to take ac-
tion in their own communities to make
them healthier places in which children can
grow and thrive; and