118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2920 — Statutes of Limitation for Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act

“To amend the Child Abuse Protection and Treatment Act to incentivize States to eliminate civil and criminal statutes of limitations and revive time-barred civil claims for child abuse cases, and for other purposes.”

Families

Introduced Apr 26, 2023

Last action Apr 26, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Apr 26, 2023

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Referred

Apr 26, 2023

Education and Workforce

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill creates incentives, including authorizing the Children's Bureau's Office of Child Abuse and Neglect to make grants, for states to (1) eliminate their criminal and civil statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse, and (2) revive previously time-barred civil claims.

Provisions · 5 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 2 actions

Apr 26, 2023

Introduced in House

Apr 26, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.