H.R. 763: Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-03 · Families · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act

Plain summary

Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act This bill requires the Children’s Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families to disseminate information through the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information about the incidence of cases of child abuse that involve abuse to animals.

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Official text

Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · 49 cosponsors

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Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Sean Casten (D-IL), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), James P. McGovern (D-MA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr763.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr763 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117