Emergency Funding for Child Protection Act

Summary

Emergency Funding for Child Protection Act This bill funds additional grants to states for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, states may use such grants to expand services, provide support to community-based organizations, and purchase emergency supplies, among other uses. The bill does not require states to match funding under these grants.

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Timeline

1. 7 May 2020

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 May 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 7 May 2020 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 May 2020

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 May 2020

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 7 May 2020

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Sponsors

• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] · D · Sponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Timothy Kaine · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV] · D · Cosponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
• Jacky Rosen · D · Cosponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

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