Native American Child Protection Act
Latest action · Sep 22, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedOct 31, 2019
- Passed HouseSep 21, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Native American Child Protection Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and otherwise revises certain programs related to the prevention, investigation, treatment, and prosecution of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect involving Indian children and families.
Specifically, the bill revises the Indian Child Abuse Treatment Grant Program to encourage the use of grants for culturally appropriate treatment services and programs.
The bill renames the Indian Child Resource and Family Services Centers as the National Indian Child Resource and Family Services Center. It also requires such center to (1) provide advice, technical assistance, and training to urban Indian organizations; (2) develop certain technical assistance materials for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations; and (3) develop model intergovernmental agreements between tribes and states to prevent, investigate, treat, and prosecute incidents of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect involving Indian children and families.
Additionally, the bill revises the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Program to allow Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and intertribal consortia to use program funds for additional activities, such as operational costs for child protective services.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 31, 2019 to Dec 5, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | Oct 31, 2019 |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Nov 15, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Nov 18, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Nov 18, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Dec 5, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 31, 2019Markup Dec 5, 2019Reported Sep 8, 2020 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Nov 6, 2019Hearings Nov 13, 2019Discharged Dec 5, 2019 | |
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 22, 2020 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Sep 21, 2020Ms. Haaland moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 21, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4560-4562)
- Sep 21, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4957.
- Sep 21, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4560-4561)
- Sep 21, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 8, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-493.
- Sep 8, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 395.
- Dec 5, 2019Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
- Dec 5, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Dec 5, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 13, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Nov 6, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Oct 31, 2019Introduced in House
- Oct 31, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4560–H4562Text printed H4560 | Debra A. Haaland D-NM, Liz Cheney R-WY | Sep 21, 2020 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 1, 2020H.R. 4957, Native American Child Protection ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on December 5, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 173, October 31, 2019, page H8719.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2021869 pages | Appropriations Committee | Feb 6, 2020–Mar 10, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1688 | Native American Child Protection Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 2, 2022 |
| S 4787 | Native American Child Protection Act | Related bill | Oct 1, 2020 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Native American Child Protection Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Native American Child Protection Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Native American Child Protection Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Native American Child Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Advisory bodies
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crimes against children
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Indian social and development programs
- Intergovernmental relations
- Minority health
- Native Americans
- Sex offenses
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2020Referred in Senate
- Sep 21, 2020Engrossed in House
- Sep 8, 2020Reported in House
- Oct 31, 2019Introduced 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.
