Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act
Latest action · Feb 25, 2021 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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act
This bill expands programs that prevent and treat child abuse and neglect to address issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. Specifically, these programs include (1) research and reporting requirements, (2) providing technical assistance, (3) grants to states and local agencies to train child-welfare personnel, and (4) community-based prevention-service grants, among others.
Cosponsors 76
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2021 to Nov 29, 2022; 37 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 9, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Mar 9, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Mar 9, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Mar 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Mar 9, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Mar 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 12, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Mar 12, 2021 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Nov 29, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Nov 29, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Nov 29, 2022 |
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 Feb 25, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2021Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 36, February 25, 2021, page H732.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1497 | Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act | Related bill | Apr 29, 2021 |
| HR 7644 | Pride in Mental Health Act | Related bill | May 3, 2022 |
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 ensure protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and their families.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
- Child safety and welfare
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Families
- Family relationships
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2021Introduced 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.
