Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

Bill: 116-hr-2480
Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adoption and foster care
Advisory bodies
Census and government statistics
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crimes against children
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Family services
Federal-Indian relations
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Human trafficking
Indian social and development programs
Judges
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Marriage and family status
Mental health
Minority health
Nutrition and diet
Performance measurement
Preschool education
Public-private cooperation
Racial and ethnic relations
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Right of privacy
Separation, divorce, custody, support
Sex offenses
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to expand services for preventing and treating child abuse. 
 
Specifically, the bill establishes requirements concerning collecting and exchanging data about child abuse and neglect. For instance, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to (1) establish uniform national standards for tracking and reporting child fatalities and near-fatalities resulting from maltreatment, and (2) develop an electronic interstate data exchange system that allows states to share information from their child abuse and neglect registries with other states.
 
In addition, the bill addresses
 
 
child abuse and neglect related to families impacted by substance use disorders, 
 
racial bias in the child protective services system, and 
 
child sexual abuse.

 
Finally, the bill requires HHS to examine unregulated custody transfers and make recommendations for preventing, identifying, and responding to such transfers.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


action_date: 2019-05-20
text: 

Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to expand services for preventing and treating child abuse. 
 
Specifically, the bill establishes requirements concerning collecting and exchanging data about child abuse and neglect. For instance, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to (1) establish uniform national standards for tracking and reporting child fatalities and near fatalities resulting from maltreatment, and (2) develop an electronic interstate data exchange system that allows states to share information from their child abuse and neglect registries with other states.
 
The bill also addresses child abuse and neglect related to families impacted by substance use disorders, racial bias in the child protective services system, and child sexual abuse.
 
Further, the bill revises the community-based grants program to emphasize access to effective services for diverse populations and to promote the development of statewide strategies to scale up family strengthening services.
 
Finally, the bill requires HHS to examine unregulated custody transfers and make recommendations for preventing, identifying, and responding to such transfers.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-21
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3978-3988)
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3978-3988)
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2480.
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3978-3994)
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Ms. Schrier moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 50.
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-74.
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-74.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in House