Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 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
Finally, the bill requires HHS to examine unregulated custody transfers and make recommendations for preventing, identifying, and responding to such transfers.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-17 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate |
| 2021-03-16 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2021-03-16 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 345 - 73 (Roll no. 81). (text: CR H1376-1387) | House floor actions |
| 2021-03-16 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1406-1407) | House floor actions |
| 2021-03-16 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2021-03-16 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 485. | House floor actions |
| 2021-03-16 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1376-1389) | House floor actions |
| 2021-03-16 | Floor | Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2021-01-25 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House floor actions |
| 2021-01-25 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |