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S 734 — Jenna Quinn Law
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Jenna Quinn Law This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants for evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs. The grants may be awarded for a period of up to five years. The bill also requires the HHS Office of Inspector General to report on expenditures under the program.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
26 added · 11 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendment to the bill adds requirements for the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare two reports. One report will describe and evaluate the effectiveness of projects funded under a specific section of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, and the other will examine whether those projects are duplicative of other federally funded activities. This addition enhances oversight and accountability regarding the use of funds for these projects.
734 IntroducedEngrossed in Senate (IS)](ES)] <DOC> 117th CONGRESS 1st2d Session S.
734 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for grants in support of training and education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse among primary and secondary school students.
_______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 11, 2021 Mr.
Cornyn (for himself, Ms.
Hassan, Mr.
Braun, and Mr.
Lujan) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for grants in support of training and education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse among primary and secondary school students.
Section(a) In General.--Section 105(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C.
<all>(b) Report on Effectiveness of Expenditures.--The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall-- (1) prepare a report that describes the projects for which funds are expended under section 105(a)(8) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C.
5106(a)(8)) and evaluates the effectiveness of those projects;
and (2) submit the report to the appropriate committees of Congress.
(c) Report on Duplicative Nature of Expenditures.--The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall-- (1) prepare a report that examines whether the projects described in subsection (b) are duplicative of other activities supported by Federal funds;
and (2) submit the report to the appropriate committees of Congress.
Passed the Senate August 3, 2022.
Attest:
Secretary.
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
734 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for grants in support of training and education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse among primary and secondary school students.
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- Engrossed Engrossed in Senate Current html August 03, 2022
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The bill adds a new category of grants for child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
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42 U.S.C. 5106(a)
(8) Child sexual abuse awareness field-initiated grants.--The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities, for periods of up to 5 years, in support of field-initiated innovation projects that advance, establish, or implement comprehensive, innovative, evidence-based or evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs by--
This introduces a new subsection focused on child sexual abuse awareness and prevention grants.
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42 U.S.C. 5106(a)
(A) improving student awareness of child sexual abuse in an age-appropriate manner, including how to recognize, prevent, and safely report child sexual abuse;
This mandates programs to enhance students' awareness of child sexual abuse.
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42 U.S.C. 5106(a)
(B) training teachers, school employees, and other mandatory reporters and adults who work with children in a professional or volunteer capacity, including with respect to recognizing child sexual abuse and safely reporting child sexual abuse;
This requires training for school personnel and adults on recognizing and reporting child sexual abuse.
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42 U.S.C. 5106(a)
(C) providing information to parents and guardians of students about child sexual abuse awareness and prevention, including how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse and how to discuss child sexual abuse with a child.
This includes providing educational resources to parents about child sexual abuse awareness.
Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Senate discharged from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions by Unanimous Consent.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3857)
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
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Senate vitiated previous passage.
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Senate vitiated previous discharge from the Senate Committee on Health, Labor, Education, and Pensions.
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Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3904)
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Received in the House.
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Held at the desk.
Sponsors
- John Cornyn · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Cornyn, John Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (546)
546 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does S 734 do?
- Jenna Quinn Law This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants for evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs. The grants may be awarded for a period of up to five years. The bill also requires the HHS Office of Inspector General to report on expenditures under the program.
- Who sponsors S 734?
- S 734 is sponsored by Cornyn, John (Republican).
- What is the current status of S 734?
- This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track S 734?
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