S3769-118

Introduced

To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for alternative pathways of addressing child abuse and neglect.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 8, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for alternative pathways of addressing child abuse and neglect., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Education, Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alternative Pathways to Child Abuse Prevention Act.
  • Section idDDC76960FF8D4EF38E6177D6C4888B75: 2. Findings Section 2 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended— in paragraph (11), by inserting trauma-informed, after...
  • Section id2A46001828D44175B3B74CA064731457: 3. Advisory board on child abuse and neglect Section 102 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5102) is amended— in subsection (c)— in...
  • Section id0F4EE10D945D4863B79864B18CCCA5D2: 4. National clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse Section 103 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5104) is amended— in...
  • Section id7C6DA238432D40689D63768351ABE48C: 5. Research and assistance activities Section 104 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105) is amended— in subsection (a)(1)— in...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for alternative pathways of addressing child abuse and neglect., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Education, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for alternative pathways of addressing child abuse and neglect., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Education Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • health care providers and patients
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 8, 2024

Mr. Luján introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Education Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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