3.0.0 4926 2023-11-09T20:44:26Z 2023-11-09T20:44:26Z Senate S 2022-09-22 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2022-12-14T01:30:15Z Referred to 2022-09-22T16:23:30Z Respect for Child Survivors Act 117 9043 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 117 7419 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 117 3975 S 2022-03-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2023-01-05 Became Public Law No: 117-354. President E40000 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-05 Became Public Law No: 117-354. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-05 Signed by President. President E30000 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-05 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-28 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-28 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-21 22:10:07 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2022-12-21 22:10:06 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 385 - 28 (Roll no. 534). (text: CR H9927-9929) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 534 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll534.xml House 117 2022-12-22T03:10:06Z 2 2022-12-21 22:10:06 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 385 - 28 (Roll no. 534).(text: CR H9927-9929) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 534 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll534.xml House 117 2022-12-22T03:10:06Z 2 2022-12-21 21:49:42 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9976-9977) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-21 14:47:59 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2022-12-21 14:37:59 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 4926. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-21 14:37:57 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9927-9931) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-21 14:37:49 Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2022-12-14 15:16:19 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-14 15:05:59 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-14 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2022-12-13 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7146-7147) Floor 2022-12-13 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7146-7147) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-13 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7149) Floor 2022-12-13 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2022-12-13 Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2022-09-22 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2022-09-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2022-09-22 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2022-09-22 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2022-09-22 True Public Law 117-354 Crime and Law Enforcement Child health Child safety and welfare Community life and organization Crime victims Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Domestic violence and child abuse Family services Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health programs administration and funding Human trafficking Law enforcement administration and funding Mental health Public-private cooperation Sex offenses Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2022-09-22 Introduced in Senate 2022-12-27T17:23:21Z Respect for Child Survivors Act

This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to use a multidisciplinary approach with any investigation of child sexual exploitation or abuse, the production of child sexual abuse material, or child trafficking. The FBI must also use a trained child adolescent forensic interviewer in these investigations if practicable and consistent with applicable federal law.

In implementing a multidisciplinary approach, the bill requires the FBI to use and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams based at children's advocacy centers.

]]> 55 2022-12-13 Passed Senate 2023-10-20T18:41:36Z Respect for Child Survivors Act

This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to use a multidisciplinary team with investigations of child abuse and related crimes. The bill also reauthorizes grants for children's advocacy centers (CACs). CACs use a multidisciplinary response to coordinate the investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child abuse cases.

]]> 53 2022-12-21 Passed House 2023-10-20T18:39:36Z Respect for Child Survivors Act

This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to use a multidisciplinary team with investigations of child abuse and related crimes. The bill also reauthorizes grants for children's advocacy centers (CACs). CACs use a multidisciplinary response to coordinate the investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child abuse cases.

]]> 49 2023-01-05 Public Law 2023-10-16T16:12:33Z Respect for Child Survivors Act

This act requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to use a multidisciplinary team with investigations of child abuse and related crimes. The act also reauthorizes grants for children's advocacy centers (CACs). CACs use a multidisciplinary response to coordinate the investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child abuse cases.

(Sec. 2) This section requires the FBI to use a multidisciplinary team with any investigation of child sexual exploitation or abuse, the production of child sexual abuse material, or child trafficking. The FBI must also use a trained child adolescent forensic interviewer in these investigations. These requirements do not apply if a multidisciplinary team or an interviewer is unavailable or is otherwise inconsistent with applicable federal law.

In implementing these requirements, the FBI must use and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams based at CACs.

(Sec. 3) This section modifies and reauthorizes through FY2028 grants for regional and local CACs, as well as for technical assistance and training. Grants for CACs are administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) within the Department of Justice.

It adds a finding stating that a key to a child victim healing from abuse is access to supportive and healthy families and communities.

The section modifies grant provisions for regional CACs, including by

  • directing the OJJDP to maintain (in addition to establish) regional CACs;
  • adding, as a new program objective, the provision of technical assistance, training, coordination, and organizational capacity support for state chapters; and
  • requiring the OJJDP to consider, as an additional selection criteria, proposals for regional CACs that best result in supporting state chapters.

The section also modifies grant provisions for local CACs, including by adding as new grant purposes (1) the establishment and maintenance of a network of care for child abuse victims, and (2) the development and dissemination of practice standards for care and best practices in program evaluation.

Finally, the section modifies the criteria that the OJJDP may use to evaluate local CAC programs.

]]> Respect for Child Survivors Act Short Titles as Enacted Respect for Child Survivors Act Display Title Respect for Child Survivors Act Short Titles as Passed House Respect for Child Survivors Act H House Short Title(s) as Passed Senate Respect for Child Survivors Act S Senate Engrossed in Senate ES Short Title(s) as Introduced Respect for Child Survivors Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend chapter 33 of title 28, United States Code, to require appropriate use of multidisciplinary teams for investigations of child sexual exploitation or abuse, the production of child sexual abuse material, or child trafficking conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Introduced in Senate IS 6519 117 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2022-12-14T05:16:19Z 2022-12-13 Amendment SA 6519 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 6519 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/117th-congress/senate-amendment/6519 C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Senate 117 S Senate S 4926 Respect for Child Survivors Act 2023-11-09T20:44:26Z 6 2022-12-13 0 Senate Amendment SA 6519 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2022-12-13 0 Senate Amendment SA 6519 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Cornyn. (consideration: CR S7149; text: CR S7146-7147) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2022-12-13 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-13 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 6519 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Cornyn. Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-13 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 6519 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress Enrolled Bill https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s4926enr/xml/BILLS-117s4926enr.xml Engrossed in Senate 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s4926es/xml/BILLS-117s4926es.xml Introduced in Senate 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s4926is/xml/BILLS-117s4926is.xml 2023-01-06T04:59:59Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-117publ354/uslm/PLAW-117publ354.xml Public Law 2023-01-05 Became Public Law No: 117-354. 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.