Bills · 118th Congress · Families

Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act

Where it stands

  1. Introduced4/27/23
  2. Passed SenatePassed 12/11/24
  3. HousePassed 12/18/24
  4. PresidentSigned 12/23/24
  5. LawPublic Law 118-194

Passed the Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent on December 11, 2024. Passed the House 373–33 on December 18, 2024 (Roll Call 512 →). Became Public Law 118-194 on December 23, 2024.

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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

What happens next

Became Public Law 118-194.

All actions (20)
  1. 4/27/23Introduced in Senate
  2. 4/27/23Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  3. 12/11/24Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. 12/11/24Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6952)
  5. 12/11/24Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. 12/11/24Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6973-6974)
  7. 12/12/24Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. 12/12/24Received in the House.
  9. 12/12/24Held at the desk.
  10. 12/17/24Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. 12/17/24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7278-7281)
  12. 12/17/24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1351.
  13. 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.
  14. 12/18/24Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7339-7340)
  15. 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)
  16. 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)
  17. 12/18/24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. 12/23/24Presented to President.
  19. 12/23/24Signed by President.
  20. 12/23/24Became Public Law No: 118-194.