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H.R. 1688, Native American Child Protection Act (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 117th
Date Requested Oct. 27, 2021
Requested By Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Date Sent Jan. 31, 2022
Description:
H.R. 1688 would expand the definition of child abuse under the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Act to include psychological or verbal abuse that causes serous emotional or mental injury to a child. The act also would direct the Indian Health Service (IHS) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to carry out programs to combat child abuse, child neglect, and family violence affecting tribes and would authorize appropriations through 2027 for those programs.

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