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112th Congress > House > Vote 1579
Clerk session vote number: 636
Sponsor: DOGGETT, Lloyd Alton, II (D-TX)
Description: Protect our Kids Act
Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Protect Our Kids Act of 2012 - Establishes the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities to: (1) study the use of child protective services and child welfare services under titles IV and XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to reduce fatalities from child abuse and neglect; (2) develop recommendations to
reduce such fatalities for federal, state, and local agencies, and private sector and nonprofit organizations, including recommendations to implement a comprehensive national strategy for such purpose; and (3) develop guidelines for the type of information that should be tracked to improve interventions to prevent such fatalities.
Requires any federal agency affected by a recommendation to report to Congress its response and plans to address it.
Amends SSA title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to make an adjustment to the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs with respect to deposits for FY2013-FY2014, reserving a specified amount for Commission activities.
Bill titles: To establish a commission to develop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities resulting from child abuse and neglect.
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