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Senate Bill 1160
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Supporting Family Mental Health in CAPTA Act
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed Senate on Sep 17, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Apr 11, 2019
Latest Action
Sep 22, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1160
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Tina Smith
Minnesota
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on September 17, 2020
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Summary

Supporting Family Mental Health in CAPTA Act

This bill revises various programs that address the prevention and treatment of child abuse.

For example, the bill expands the Child Welfare Information Gateway to include best practices for referrals to resources for physical, behavioral, mental health, and developmental needs.

The bill also revises child abuse research programs to include elements such as (1) effective community-based resources that support behavioral and mental health; and (2) effective methods to address geographic, racial, and cultural inequities in the child welfare system.

Additionally, the bill requires specified grants programs for child abuse and neglect to (1) include training about trauma-informed practices, and (2) provide specified services that address the mental health of children and families in the child welfare system.

Text (2)
Engrossed in Senate
September 17, 2020
Introduced in Senate
April 11, 2019
Amendments (1)
Sep 17, 2020
Agreed to in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 2659
In the nature of a substitute.
Agreed To
Related Bills (2)
Dec 03, 2019
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2971
CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2019
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
May 02, 2019
Introduced in House
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 2503
Supporting Family Mental Health in CAPTA Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (9)
09/22/2020
Held at the desk.
09/22/2020
Received in the House.
09/22/2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
09/17/2020
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
09/17/2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
09/17/2020
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5716-5717)
09/17/2020
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
04/11/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
04/11/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 17, 2023 9:58:53 PM
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