Native American Child Protection Act
Latest action. An errata sheet on written report No. 117-63 was printed.
Native American Child Protection Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and otherwise revises certain programs related to the prevention, investigation, treatment, and prosecution of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect involving Indian children and families.
Specifically, the bill revises the Indian Child Abuse Treatment Grant Program to encourage the use of grants for culturally appropriate treatment services and programs.
The bill renames the Indian Child Resource and Family Services Centers as the National Indian Child Resource and Family Services Center. It also requires the center to (1) provide advice, technical assistance, and training to urban Indian organizations; (2) develop certain technical assistance materials for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations; and (3) develop model intergovernmental agreements between tribes and states to prevent, investigate, treat, and prosecute incidents of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect involving Indian children and families.
Additionally, the bill revises the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Program to allow Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and intertribal consortia to use program funds for additional activities, such as operational costs for child protective services.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to Senate" stage on February 2, 2022. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
An errata sheet on written report No. 117-63 was printed.
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Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced it on March 9, 2021, and 14 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 8 Democrats, 6 Republicans.
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It was introduced on March 9, 2021, 2011 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 1681 days ago, on February 2, 2022.
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Vote history
- HouseAn errata sheet on written report No. 117-63 was printed.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action