Senate Bill 462
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Emergency Funding for Child Protection Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 25, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
462
Congress
117
Policy Area
Families
Families
Primary focus of measure is child and family welfare, services, and relationships; marriage and family status; domestic violence and child abuse. Measures concerning public assistance programs or aging may fall under Social Welfare policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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, 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.
February 25, 2021
02/25/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
02/25/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:30 PM