United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3486 (112th)
SOS Child Abuse Act
Introduced
18 November 2011
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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Summary
Speak Out to Stop Child Abuse Act or SOS Child Abuse Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require the state plan under a grant from the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment programs to contain an assurance in the form of a certification by the state governor that the state has in effect and is enforcing a state law prescribing a criminal penalty against an individual age 18 or older who fails to report to a state or local law enforcement official or child protective services that the individual has witnessed another individual in the state engaging in sexual abuse of a child.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 November 2011
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 November 2011
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 November 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3486
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3486