Emergency Funding for Child Protection Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 25, 2021)
Emergency Funding for Child Protection Act
This bill funds additional grants to states for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, states may use such grants to expand services, provide support to community-based organizations, purchase emergency supplies, and provide temporary direct payments to families caring for children under protective services supervision that are awaiting approval for government assistance, among other uses. The bill does not require states to match funding under these grants.
The bill also provides funding to operate and expand the national child abuse hotline.
What just happenedFeb 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateFeb 25, 2021
- Feb 25, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Feb 25, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate