Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1497
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 29, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Apr 29, 2021
Latest Action
Apr 29, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
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
1497
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Virginia
Democrat
Wisconsin
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act

This bill expands programs that prevent and treat child abuse and neglect to address issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth. Specifically, these programs include (1) research and reporting requirements, (2) providing technical assistance, (3) grants to states and local agencies to train child-welfare personnel, and (4) community-based prevention-service grants, among others.

Text (1)
April 29, 2021
Actions (2)
04/29/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2363)
04/29/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:49:04 PM