United States · Bill · S
S. 1879 (112th)
CARE Act
Introduced
16 November 2011
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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14 August 2025
Summary
Child Abuse Reporting Enforcement Act or CARE Act - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to deny a state eligibility for any payment from its allotment if the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines that the state has failed to enact a law making it a felony for individuals to fail to report child abuse cases to law enforcement or child protective agencies.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 November 2011
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 November 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 November 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1879
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1879