HR 2808 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act

Latest action · May 16, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 16, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act

This bill requires the Children’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.

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2019 to Oct 23, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYJohn KatkoOriginalMay 16, 2019
D-ILCheri BustosMay 21, 2019
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickMay 22, 2019
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJul 9, 2019
D-NHChris PappasJul 10, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJul 15, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernJul 18, 2019
D-CAJulia BrownleyJul 18, 2019
D-PAMadeleine DeanJul 18, 2019
D-OREarl BlumenauerJul 23, 2019
D-NYGrace MengJul 23, 2019
D-MARichard E. NealJul 23, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalAug 2, 2019
D-CAJosh HarderAug 6, 2019
D-CATed LieuAug 16, 2019
R-CAKen CalvertAug 20, 2019
D-NYNita M. LoweyAug 20, 2019
D-CAJared HuffmanSep 11, 2019
D-CAZoe LofgrenSep 16, 2019
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneSep 19, 2019
D-IACynthia AxneOct 23, 2019
D-CASusan A. DavisOct 28, 2019
D-PAMatt CartwrightOct 29, 2019
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeDec 5, 2019
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoDec 6, 2019
D-VAElaine G. LuriaSep 23, 2020
D-CAMark DeSaulnierSep 23, 2020
D-CAJuan VargasSep 24, 2020
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasSep 29, 2020
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeSep 29, 2020
D-TNSteve CohenSep 29, 2020
D-COJason CrowOct 13, 2020
D-CARo KhannaOct 13, 2020
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOct 23, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred May 16, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 16, 2019Introduced in House
  2. May 16, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8: That Congress has the Power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 82, May 16, 2019, page H3925.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 763Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting ActReintroduced BillFeb 3, 2021

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
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.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 16, 2019Introduced in House

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