United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 485 (117th)
Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Introduced
25 January 2021
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Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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21 July 2025
Summary
Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and revises the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to expand services for preventing and treating child abuse. Specifically, the bill establishes requirements concerning collecting and exchanging data about child abuse and neglect. For instance, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to (1) establish uniform national standards for tracking and reporting child fatalities and near fatalities resulting from maltreatment, and (2) develop an electronic interstate data exchange system that allows states to share information from their child abuse and neglect registries with other states. In addition, the bill addresses child abuse and neglect related to families impacted by substance use disorders, racial bias in the child protective services system, and child sexual abuse. Finally, the bill requires HHS to examine unregulated custody transfers and make recommendations for preventing, identifying, and responding to such transfers.
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8 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 17 March 2021
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 17 March 2021
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 16 March 2021
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 16 March 2021
Passed House
summary · EN · 16 March 2021
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 25 January 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 25 January 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 25 January 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/485
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/485