118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2955Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act

To study and prevent child abuse in youth residential programs, and for other purposes.

Families
Introduced Apr 27, 2023
Last action Apr 28, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Apr 27, 2023
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Referred
Apr 28, 2023
E&C
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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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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes an interagency Federal Work Group on Youth Residential Programs to support and implement best practices regarding the health and safety, care, treatment, and appropriate placement of youth in youth residential programs. The work group must develop recommendations about a national database to aggregate information about processes and outcomes for youth in such programs. The work group also must support the education and training of professional and paraprofessional personnel in fields that service such youth. Further, the Department of Health and Human Services must contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study and make recommenda...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Apr 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.