A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to include an act of unregulated custody transfer in the definition of child abuse and neglect, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressS-3173Senate
Updated: Jun 28, 2018

Summary

Safe Home Act of 2018 This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to make unregulated custody transfers of children to strangers a form of child abuse and neglect, therefore allowing child-welfare agencies to investigate such transfers.

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HR-6115: To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to include an act of unregulated custody transfer in the definition of child abuse and neglect, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  2. Introduced in Senate

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