HR 4957 · 116th Congress · Native Americans
Native American Child Protection Act
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House Vote4
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.(2020-09-22)
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Native American Child Protection Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and otherwise revises certain programs related to the prevention, investigation, treatment, and prosecution of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect involving Indian children and families. Specifically, the bill revises the Indian Child Abuse Treatment Grant Program to encourage the use of grants for culturally appropriate treatment services and programs. The bill renames the Indian Child Resource and Family Services Centers as the National Indian Child Resource and Family Services Center. It also requires such center to (1) provide advice, technical assistance, and training to urban Indian organizations; (2) develop certain technical assistance materials for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations; and (3) develop model intergovernmental agreements between tribes and states to prevent, investigate, treat, and prosecute incidents of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect involving Indian children and families. Additionally, the bill revises the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Program to allow Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and intert…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 4957, Native American Child Protection Act
Jun 1, 2020As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on December 5, 2019
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Cosponsors (11)
6 Democrats5 Republicans