Native American Child Protection Act

United States117th CongressHR-1688House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 2, 2022

Summary

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 intertribal consortia to use program funds for additional activities, such as operational costs for child protective services.

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S-2326: Native American Child Protection Act of 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

  1. Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

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  2. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 259.

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  3. An errata sheet on written report No. 117-63 was printed.

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  4. Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 117-63.

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