House Bill 1666
117th Congress(2021-2022)
WE CAN Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 8, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1666
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 House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Working to End Child Abuse and Neglect Act or the WE CAN Act
This bill requires the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect to study and report on state laws that require certain individuals to report child abuse and neglect. The required analysis must include trends based on a state's inclusion under such laws of health care workers, teachers, law enforcement personnel, clergy, childcare workers, and social services workers.
March 8, 2021
03/08/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
03/08/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:48:24 PM