H.R. 4534: Native American Children's Safety Act
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H.R. 4534: Native American Children's Safety Act
113th Congress · introduced 2014-04-30 · Native Americans · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 530.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-04-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 530. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Native American Children's Safety Act
Plain summary
Native American Children's Safety Act - Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (Act) to prohibit the final approval of any foster care placement by a tribal social services agency until the agency: (1) completes a criminal records check of each covered individual who resides in the household or is employed at the institution in which the foster care placement will be made, and (2) concludes that each of those individuals meets the standards the tribe is required to establish. Defines a "covered individual" as an adult and any other individual the tribe determines is subject to a criminal records check. Requires the tribal social services agency, as part of those investigations, to: (1) perform criminal records checks, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases; (2) check any child abuse and neglect registry maintained by the state, and any tribal abuse registries maintained in the state, in which the individual resides; and (3) request any other state in which the individual resided during the preceding five years to allow the agency to check its registry. Prohibits a foster care placement from being ordered if the investigation reveals that the covered individual has been found guilty by a federal, state, or tribal court of a felony involving child abuse or neglect, spousal abuse, a crime against a child, violence, or drugs. Excepts emergency foster care placements from such requirements. Requires each Indian tribe to establish procedures, within two years after this Act's enactment , to recertify homes or institutions in which foster care placements are made. Requires those procedures to include, at a minimum, periodic intervals at which the home or institution is subject to recertification to ensure: (1) the safety of the home or institution for the Indian child, and (2) that each covered individual who resides in the home or is employed at the institution is subject to a criminal records check in accordance with this Act's requirements. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate guidance, within one year after this Act's enactment, regarding: (1) procedures for a criminal records check of any covered individual who resides in the home or is employed at the institution in which the child is placed after the investigations that preceded that placement occurred, (2) self-reporting requirements for foster care homes or institutions that have knowledge that a covered individual residing on their premises would fail the criminal records check, (3) procedures and guidelines for emergency foster care placements, and (4) procedures for certifying compliance with the Act.
Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s)), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Native American Children's Safety Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Sponsor: Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4534.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr4534 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113