HR 3486 · 112th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

SOS Child Abuse Act

Introduced 2011-11-18· Sponsored by Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-33]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.(2012-03-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Speak Out to Stop Child Abuse Act or SOS Child Abuse Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require the state plan under a grant from the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment programs to contain an assurance in the form of a certification by the state governor that the state has in effect and is enforcing a state law prescribing a criminal penalty against an individual age 18 or older who fails to report to a state or local law enforcement official or child protective services that the individual has witnessed another individual in the state engaging in sexual abuse of a child.…

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Cosponsors (20)

17 Democrats3 Republicans
Rep. Schilling, Robert T. [R-IL-17]IL
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]NE
Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3]MO
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]NY
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-17]FL
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]IA
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11]NY
Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]CA
Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]IA
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]OH
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]CT
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2]IL
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]TX
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]CA
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]MA
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]CA
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL