Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act
Latest action · May 7, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 7, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act
This bill establishes and modifies certain requirements related to mandatory reporting of suspected and known incidents of child abuse. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for campaigns to educate the public and for training about (1) state child abuse or neglect laws, and (2) the responsibility to report suspected incidents of such abuse or neglect.
Further, for a state to be eligible for various grants supporting child abuse or neglect treatment and prevention programs, the state must provide assurances that it has mandatory reporting requirements in place for specified individuals who provide services involving children (e.g., health care providers, school personnel, child care employees, and volunteers). States must (1) provide training to these individuals about reporting abuse, and (2) evaluate the effectiveness of the state's reporting requirements.
The bill also revises reporting requirements for child abuse or neglect treatment and prevention grants to include data about changes in the rates of child abuse reporting and child abuse fatalities.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 7, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2567 | Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act | Identical bill | May 7, 2019 |
| HR 2876 | American Students Abroad Act | Identical bill | May 22, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Families
- Government studies and investigations
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 2019Introduced in Senate
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