To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for purposes of reducing child abuse and neglect due to the substance use disorder of a parent or caregiver.

Bill: 117-hr-995
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2021-02-11
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child safety and welfare

Crimes against children

Domestic violence and child abuse

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Family services
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill permits the Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children &amp; Families to provide grants for programs that reduce child abuse and neglect resulting from the substance use disorder of a parent or caregiver.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 995 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2021 Mr. Harder of California (for himself and Mr. Meuser ) 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 authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for purposes of reducing child abuse and neglect due to the substance use disorder of a parent or caregiver.

1. Reducing child abuse and neglect due to the substance use disorder of a parent or caregiver Section 105(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5106(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Reducing child abuse and neglect due to the substance use disorder of a parent or caregiver The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to carry out activities to reduce child abuse and neglect due to the substance use disorder of a parent or caregiver. .