Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2017
Latest action · Jun 22, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 22, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to require programs designed to modify behaviors of children in a residential environment (covered programs) to prohibit child abuse and neglect and meet other specified minimum standards.
HHS shall: (1) implement a review process for overseeing, investigating, and evaluating reports of child abuse and neglect at covered programs; and (2) establish a process to assist states in the oversight and enforcement of this bill.
HHS must refer any violation of minimum standards to the Department of Justice for appropriate action.
The bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to establish additional eligibility requirements for grants to states to prevent child abuse and neglect at residential programs.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2017 to Nov 28, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Nov 28, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 22, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2017Introduced in House
- Jun 22, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 107, June 22, 2017, page H5111.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3060 | Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Nov 16, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Civil actions and liability
- Crime prevention
- Crimes against children
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Mental health
- Outdoor recreation
- Personnel records
- Sex offenses
- Social Welfare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
