Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act

Bill: 116-hr-2808
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2019-05-16
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships

Crimes against animals and natural resources

Crimes against children

Domestic violence and child abuse

Government information and archives
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act</b><br> <br> This bill requires the Children&rsquo;s Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families to disseminate information through the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information about the incidence of cases of child abuse that involve abuse to animals.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2808 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2019 Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire (for herself and Mr. Katko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to include data on animal abuse in the national clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse and neglect.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act . 2. Inclusion of data on animal abuse in national clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse and neglect Section 103(b)(6) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5104(b)(6) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (C), by adding and at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) the incidence of any such cases related to animal abuse (including any act or failure to act, which results in undue pain, suffering, or death to any animal, without regard to whether such act or failure to act is a violation of State or local cruelty law); .