Bills · 118th Congress · Families

Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 12/18/24Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic197 Yea · 0 Nay · 14 Not voting
  • Republican176 Yea · 33 Nay · 9 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act

This act requires the Department of Health and Human Services to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study and make recommendations about various aspects of youth residential programs.

Specifically, the National Academies must identify the nature, prevalence, severity, and scope of child abuse, neglect, and deaths in youth residential programs.

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Sponsor
Sen. Jeff Merkley ( Democrat · OR)
Cosponsors
23
Introduced
4/27/23
Policy area
Families
Status
4/27/23Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
4/27/23Introduced in Senate
12/11/24Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6973-6974)
12/11/24Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
12/11/24Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6952)
12/11/24Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
12/12/24Held at the desk.
12/12/24Received in the House.
12/12/24Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/17/24At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
12/17/24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1351.
12/17/24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7278-7281)
12/17/24Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
12/18/24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/18/24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 373 - 33 (Roll no. 512). (text: 12/17/2024 CR H7278-7279)
12/18/24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 373 - 33 (Roll no. 512). (text: 12/17/2024 CR H7278-7279)
12/18/24Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7339-7340)
12/23/24Became Public Law No: 118-194.
12/23/24Signed by President.
12/23/24Presented to President.