House Clears Legislation for the Victims of Child Abuse Act
On July - 28 - 2014
The House on Monday cleared legislation to reauthorize the Victims of Child Abuse Act for the president’s signature. Passed by voice vote, the measure, S. 1799, would authorize $15 million annually through fiscal 2018 for child abuse prevention programs, including grants to train attorney prosecuting cases and develop investigations. READ MORE HERE
S. 1799: Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2013
Introduced: Dec 11, 2013
Status: Passed Senate on Jun 26, 2014
Prognosis: 74% chance of being enacted
Schedule: The House Majority Leader indicated on Jul 24, 2014 that this bill may be considered in the week ahead.
---------------------------------------------By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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