Native American Child Protection Act

Bill: 118-s-2273
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2023-07-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Assault and harassment offenses
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Domestic violence and child abuse
Indian social and development programs
Intergovernmental relations
Minority health
Sex offenses
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: 

Native American Child Protection Act

 
This bill revises certain programs related to the prevention, investigation, treatment, and prosecution of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect involving Indian children and families.
 
Specifically, the bill revises the Indian Child Abuse Treatment Grant Program to encourage the use of grants for culturally appropriate treatment services and programs.
 
The bill renames the Indian Child Resource and Family Services Centers as the National Indian Child Resource and Family Services Center. It also requires the center to (1) provide advice, technical assistance, and training to urban Indian organizations; (2) develop certain technical assistance materials for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations; and (3) develop model intergovernmental agreements between tribes and states to prevent, investigate, treat, and prosecute incidents of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect involving Indian children and families.
 
Additionally, the bill revises the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Program to allow Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and intertribal consortia to use program funds for additional activities, such as operational costs for child protective services.

action_date: 2023-10-16
text: 

Native American Child Protection Act

 
This bill revises certain programs related to the prevention, investigation, treatment, and prosecution of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect involving Indian children and families.
 
Specifically, the bill revises the Indian Child Abuse Treatment Grant Program to encourage the use of grants for culturally appropriate treatment services and programs.
 
The bill renames the Indian Child Resource and Family Services Centers as the National Indian Child Resource and Family Services Center. It also requires the center to (1) provide advice, technical assistance, and training to urban Indian organizations; (2) develop certain technical assistance materials for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations; and (3) develop model intergovernmental agreements between tribes and states to prevent, investigate, treat, and prosecute incidents of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect involving Indian children and families.
 
Additionally, the bill revises the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Program to allow Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and intertribal consortia to use program funds for additional activities, such as operational costs for child protective services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 227.
action_date: 2023-10-16
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-106.
action_date: 2023-10-16
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-106.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Introduced in Senate