3.0.0 3705 2022-02-03T05:53:17Z 2022-02-03T05:53:17Z Senate S S 2012-12-21 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-12-21T22:17:31Z Protect our Kids Act of 2012 112 6655 HR 2013-01-14 Became Public Law No: 112-275. Identical bill CRS 2012-12-21 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2012-12-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8364-8365) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-12-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN N K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2012-12-21 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2012-12-21 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2012-12-21 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2012-12-21 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2012-12-21 True C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2012-12-21 True H.R.6655 https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6655 Families Advisory bodies Appropriations Child care and development Child health Child safety and welfare Domestic violence and child abuse Family relationships Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Poverty and welfare assistance Families 00 2012-12-21 Introduced in Senate 2013-02-14T17:09:20Z Protect Our Kids Act of 2012 - Establishes the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities to: (1) study the use of child protective services and child welfare services under titles IV and XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to reduce fatalities from child abuse and neglect; (2) develop recommendations to reduce such fatalities for federal, state, and local agencies, and private sector and nonprofit organizations, including recommendations to implement a comprehensive national strategy for such purpose; and (3) develop guidelines for the type of information that should be tracked to improve interventions to prevent such fatalities.

Requires any federal agency affected by a recommendation to report to Congress its response and plans to address it.

Amends SSA title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to make an adjustment to the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs with respect to deposits for FY2013-FY2014, reserving a specified amount for Commission activities.

]]> Protect our Kids Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Protect our Kids Act of 2012 Display Title Protect our Kids Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a commission to develop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities resulting from child abuse and neglect. Introduced in Senate 2012-12-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3705is/xml/BILLS-112s3705is.xml 2012-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.