Emergency Funding for Child Protection Act
- Last Action
- 2/25/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-25Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-02-25Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-25 (00)
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, purchase emergency supplies, and provide temporary direct payments to families caring for children under protective services supervision that are awaiting approval for government assistance, among other uses. The bill does not require states to match funding under these grants.
The bill also provides funding to operate and expand the national child abuse hotline.
Cosponsors (7)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
- Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Joseph Manchin (D-WV)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
Subjects
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Community life and organization
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Educational technology and distance education
- Emergency communications systems
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family services
- Health care coverage and access
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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