HR 1688 · 117th Congress · Native Americans

Native American Child Protection Act

Introduced 2021-03-09· Sponsored by Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: An errata sheet on written report No. 117-63 was printed.(2022-02-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Native American Child Protection Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 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 the 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 intertr…

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CBO Cost Estimate

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H.R. 1688, Native American Child Protection Act

Jan 31, 2022

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 27, 2021

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Cosponsors (14)

8 Democrats6 Republicans