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H.R. 2955 (118th)

Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act

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Introduced

27 April 2023

Last action

28 April 2023 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Lisa McClain, Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5], Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Molinaro, Marcus J. [R-NY-19], Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2], Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1], Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7], Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17], Colin Allred, Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24], Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7], Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1], Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11], Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11], Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11], Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1], Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT], Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13], Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17], Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1], Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22], Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6], Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10], Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27], Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]

Subjects

Education

Source updated

5 December 2025

Education

Summary

Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act 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 recommendations about various aspects of federal and state oversight of youth residential programs.

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Timeline

  1. 27 April 2023

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 April 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 April 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 28 April 2023

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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