US Congress House Bill 6655 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on January 14 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-14 - Became Public Law No: 112-275.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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.

Protect Our Kids Act of 2012

Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Rick Berg [R-ND]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]
Rep. Dave Camp [R-MI]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]
Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]

2012-12-19 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 330 N: 77 NV: 24 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-12-19 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 330 N: 77 NV: 24 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-14	Senate	Became Public Law No: 112-275.
2013-01-14	Senate	Signed by President.
2013-01-03	Senate	Presented to President.
2013-01-02	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2013-01-02	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
2013-01-02	Senate	Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8666-8667)
2013-01-02	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Finance.
2013-01-02	Senate	Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8666-8667)
2012-12-19	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2012-12-19	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-12-19	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 330 - 77 (Roll no. 636). (text: CR H7313-7314)
2012-12-19	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7327-7328)
2012-12-19	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2012-12-19	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6655.
2012-12-19	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7313-7317)
2012-12-19	House	Mr. Camp moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2012-12-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

HB3653 (Related) 2012-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
SB1984 (Related) 2011-12-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB3705 (Same As)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6655/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6655/BILLS-112hr6655ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6655/BILLS-112hr6655eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6655/BILLS-112hr6655enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2012636