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Child Welfare Legislative Updates: January 25-February 5, 2021
Please review the following child welfare legislative updates pertinent to children and families from January 25 – February 5, 2021. These bills and other important legislation can be tracked at GovTrack.us.
Health
H.Res. 61 — Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ8) Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means (1/25/21)
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Medicare and Social Security provide an essential benefit for current enrollees and should be strengthened for future generations.
H.R. 452 — Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA42) Judiciary (1/25/21)
A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to reauthorize the grant program for education, training and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities.
H.R. 722 — Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH1) Energy and Commerce (2/2/21)
A bill to amend Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require coverage under the Medicaid program and Children’s Health Insurance Program for vaccines and treatment for COVID-19 without the imposition of cost sharing requirements, and for other purposes.
H.R. 721 — Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA32) Energy and Commerce (2/2/21)
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs.
Education
S. 44 — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) Finance (1/26/20)
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit kindergarten through grade 12 educational expenses to be paid from a 529 account.
S. 45 — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) Health; Education; Labor; Pensions (1/26/20)
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen school security.
S. 106 — Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (1/28/21)
A bill to allow a state to submit a declaration of intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement of students.
H.R. 586 — Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA52) Energy and Commerce (1/28/20)
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide best practices on student suicide awareness and prevention training and condition state educational agencies, local educational agencies. and tribal educational agencies receiving funds under section 520A of such Act to establish and implement a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy.
S. 186 — Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2/2/21)
A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to develop, administer and evaluate early childhood education apprenticeships, and for other purposes.
H.R. 682 — Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA1) Education and Labor (2/2/21)
A bill to encourage local educational agencies to resume in-person instruction at elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.
Child Protection
H.R. 332 — Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) Judiciary (1/15/21)
A bill to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to encourage a victim-centered approach to combating human trafficking, and for other purposes.
H.R. 485 — Rep. Robert “Bobby” Scott (D-VA3) Education and Labor (1/25/21)
A bill to reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 566 — Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA6) Education and Labor (1/28/21)
A bill to amend section 105(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a nonprofit entity for a national child abuse hotline.
H.R. 608 — Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA11) Energy and Commerce (1/28/21)
A bill to amend Title X of the Public Health Service Act to require grant recipients to comply with all applicable state and local laws requiring notification or reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, incest, intimate partner violence or human trafficking, and for other purposes.
H.R. 763 — Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) Education and Labor (2/3/21)
A bill to direct the secretary of Health and Human Services to include data on animal abuse in the national clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse and neglect.
S. 223 — Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) Homeland Security and Government Affairs (2/4/21)
A bill to establish the Office to Enforce and Protect Against Child Sexual Exploitation.
H.R. 879 — Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) Education and Labor (2/5/21)
A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act with respect to infants born with and identified as being affected by substance use or withdrawal symptoms, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and for other purposes.
Family Support
H.R. 446 — Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL2) Energy and Commerce (1/25/21)
A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to submit a report to Congress on scams targeting seniors, and for other purposes.
S. 135 — Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Health; Education; Labor; Pensions (1/28)
A bill to establish the Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Network, and for other purposes.
S. 119 — Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Judiciary (1/28/21)
A bill to authorize the Office on Violence Against Women to improve the handling of crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into the initial response to and investigation of such crimes.
S. 133 — Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Health; Education; Labor; Pensions (1/28/21)
A bill to assist states in carrying out projects to expand the child care facilities in the states, and for other purposes.
H.Res.67 — Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA13) Committee on Oversight and Reform (1/28/21)
Expressing the moral responsibility of the Congress to end adult and child poverty in the United States.
H.R. 573 — Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI4) Education and Labor (1/28/21)
A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to ensure that child protective services systems do not permit the separation of children from parents on the basis of poverty, and for other purposes.
H.R. 574 — Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI4) Ways and Means (1/28/21)
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct outreach to inform certain individuals of their potential eligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit, and for other purposes.
H.R. 505 — Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ5) Education and Labor (1/28/21)
A bill to expand opportunity for Native American children through additional options in education, and for other purposes.
H.R. 588 — Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA45) Energy and Commerce (1/28/21)
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states, political subdivisions of states, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, community-based entities, and primary care and behavioral health organizations to address.
H.R. 540 — Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA10) Education and Labor (1/28/21)
A bill to assist states in carrying out projects to expand the child care workforce and child care facilities in the states, and for other purposes.
H.R. 564 — Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) Oversight and Reform; Veterans’ Affairs; House Administration (1/28/21)
A bill to provide paid family and medical leave to federal employees, and for other purposes.
H.R. 784 — Rep. Don Young (R-AK) Education and Labor (2/3/21)
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to allow infant food combinations and dinners as [Special Supplemental Assistance for Women, Infants, and Children] WIC-eligible foods.
S. 220 —Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2/4/21)
A bill to provide emergency relief to youth, children and families experiencing homelessness, in light of the health and economic consequences of COVID-19.
S. 237 — Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)/Finance (2/4/21)
A bill to provide funds through the Social Services Block Grant program for diaper assistance.
H.R. 818 — Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA) Education and Labor (2/4/21)
A bill to allow certain participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to elect to be issued a variety of types of milk, including whole milk, and for other purposes.
S. 261 — Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) Finance (2/4/21)
A bill to allow 2020 recovery rebates with respect to qualifying children over the age of 16 and other dependents.
