CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Crime: incentivize States to eliminate civil and criminal statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse, exploitation, and sex trafficking and revive time-barred civil claims for child abuse cases (see H.R. 2920), H2049 [26AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 3850), H2761 [6JN]

——— disqualify States that discriminate against parents or guardians who oppose treatment or changes affirming minor’s subjective claims of gender identity from eligibility for certain funding (see S. 2394), S3148 [19JY] (see H.R. 6258), H5543 [7NO]

——— ensure child protective services systems do not permit separation of children from parents due to poverty (see H.R. 5028), H4140 [27JY]

——— require training and education for school teachers, employees, students, and community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse in primary and secondary education (see S. 1147), S1091 [30MR] (see H.R. 2455), H1692 [30MR]