Full Committee
May 8, 2019 - 10:15 AM
H.R. 2480, "Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act"
Archived Webcast
Opening Statement:
Press Release:
Amendments and Motions Offered:
Amdt/Mtn
|
Offered By
|
Description
|
Action
|
Roll Call
|
H.R. 2480 – Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
|
#1
|
Ms. Bonamici
|
ANS
|
adopted
|
voice vote
|
#2
|
Ms. Jayapal
|
To ensure that infants whose prenatal drug exposure is the result of maternal intake of drugs as prescribed by a physician are not reported to child protective services.
|
withdrawn
|
|
#3
|
Mrs. McBath
|
To allow the Secretary to fund a national hotline for child abuse and neglect.
|
adopted
|
voice vote
|
#4
|
Mr. Fulcher
|
To require a working group convened by the Secretary to generate best practices that ensure due process for individuals included in state child abuse and neglect registries.
|
adopted
|
voice vote
|
#5
|
Mr. Trone
|
To allow states to carry out programs or strategies that promote the recruitment, support, or retention of the child welfare workforce.
|
adopted
|
voice vote
|
#6
|
Mr. Smucker
|
To ensure the Secretary includes parent substance use disorder as a factor in the study examining adoption outcomes.
|
adopted
|
voice vote
|
#7
|
Mr. Taylor
|
To require the Secretary to conduct a study of exemptions to state laws pertaining to the minimum age of marriage and examine how such exemptions affect child safety.
|
adopted
|
voice vote
|
#8
|
Ms. Wild
|
To require the Secretary to conduct a study of mandatory reporter state laws and examine differences in rates of referrals related to such state laws.
|
adopted
|
voice vote
|
#9
|
Mr. Watkins
|
To ensure that no child protective services protocols or systems authorize the separation of a child from his family due solely to poverty.
|
adopted
|
voice vote
|
#10
|
Mr. Harder
|
To allow states to carry out activities that reduce child abuse and neglect due to the substance use disorder of a parent.
|
adopted
|
voice vote
|
Mtn
|
Ms. Bonamici
|
Report H.R. 2480
|
adopted
|
voice vote
|
|