Topic
Child safety and welfare
2,463
bills on this subject
Filed across 11 Congresses, from the 109th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 457. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.
Bills by Congress
109th to 119th
457
bills in the 116th Congress.
Showing 1–30,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 119 | Recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children; recognizing the importance of renewed leadership by the United States in addressing the climate crisis; and recognizing the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, and science-based climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural sequestration, and put the United States on a path towards stabilizing the climate system. | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | September 23, 2020 |
| HCONRES 84 | Supporting the goals and ideals of No Name-Calling Week in bringing attention to name-calling of all kinds and providing schools with the tools and inspiration to launch an ongoing dialogue about ways to eliminate name-calling and bullying in their communities. | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | January 21, 2020 |
| HCONRES 46 | Expressing support for the designation of June 21 as National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day to promote children's health and safe storage of guns in the home. | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | June 4, 2019 |
| HCONRES 17 | Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the provision of a basic standard of humanitarian care to all individuals in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. | March 25, 2019 |
| HR 9040 | Protect Asylum Seekers Act | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | December 21, 2020 |
| HR 9039 | Practical Alternatives to Detention Act | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | December 21, 2020 |
| HR 8869 | PREP for All Students Act of 2020 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | December 3, 2020 |
| HR 8791 | DHS Reform Act of 2020 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | November 20, 2020 |
| HR 8782 | Keeping All Students Safe Act | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | November 19, 2020 |
| HR 8774 | FAMILIES Act | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | November 18, 2020 |
| HR 8719 | CASE-IT Act | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | October 30, 2020 |
| HR 8713 | Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2020 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | October 30, 2020 |
| HR 8704 | Strengthening Families for Success Act of 2020 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | October 30, 2020 |
| HR 8689 | Connecting Youth to Jobs Act | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | October 27, 2020 |
| HR 8685 | Protecting Miranda Rights for Kids Act | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | October 27, 2020 |
| HR 8674 | Prevent Homelessness Act of 2020 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | October 23, 2020 |
| HR 8638 | Status of Child Marriages in the United States Act of 2020 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | October 20, 2020 |
| HR 8565 | Children’s Protection Act of 2020 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | October 9, 2020 |
| HR 8544 | STRONG Support for Children Act of 2020 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | October 6, 2020 |
| HR 8527 | Fair Care Act of 2020 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Rules, the Budget, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | October 2, 2020 |
| HR 8474 | Community-Based Response Act | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | October 1, 2020 |
| HR 8469 | To amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes. | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | September 30, 2020 |
| HR 8460 | Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | September 30, 2020 |
| HR 8454 | EARN IT Act of 2020 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | September 30, 2020 |
| HR 8443 | Cottage Homes to Improve Lives for Dependents (CHILD) Act | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | September 30, 2020 |
| HR 8420 | Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy Act | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | September 29, 2020 |
| HR 8396 | Jenna Quinn Law | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | September 24, 2020 |
| HR 8372 | KIDS Act | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | September 24, 2020 |
| HR 8352 | Jobs and Justice Act of 2020 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | September 24, 2020 |
| HR 8290 | Stop Sexual Harassment in K–12 Act | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | September 17, 2020 |
Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.