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Senate Bill 774
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 29, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 29, 2017
Latest Action
Mar 29, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
774
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Heidi Heitkamp
North Dakota
Democrat
Kamala Harris
California
Democrat
Chris Murphy
Connecticut
Democrat
Bill Nelson
Florida
Democrat
Brian Schatz
Hawaii
Democrat
Dick Durbin
Illinois
Democrat
Gary Peters
Michigan
Democrat
Al Franken
Minnesota
Democrat
Cory Booker
New Jersey
Democrat
Kirsten Gillibrand
New York
Democrat
Sherrod Brown
Ohio
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017

This bill establishes: (1) the Interagency Task Force on Trauma-Informed Care; (2) the National Law Enforcement Child and Youth Trauma Coordinating Center; (3) the Native American Technical Assistance Resource Center to provide trauma-informed technical assistance; and (4) Medicaid demonstration projects to test innovative, trauma-informed approaches for delivering early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services to eligible children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must encourage states to collect and report data on adverse childhood experiences.

The bill amends the Public Health Service Act, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, and other laws to revise or establish provisions related to trauma, including provisions regarding the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative, Performance Partnership Pilots, health professional shortage areas, and training of school personnel, court personnel, and health care providers. The Department of Education may award grants for the improvement of trauma support services and mental health care for children in educational settings.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
March 29, 2017
Related Bills (1)
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced in House
17
Sponsorship
House Bill 1757
Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
03/29/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
03/29/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:36:11 PM
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