S. 5073 aims to prevent funds from being allocated to organizations that care for unaccompanied alien children if they have been identified as having engaged in misconduct toward these children. The bill specifically targets organizations involved in illegal sexual abuse,...

S. 5172 seeks to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993. The bill allows businesses and organizations that work with vulnerable populations to request background checks for their contractors and for individuals that they license or certify to provide care. It...

S. 4399 aims to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to offer better protection for children in kinship families—families where children are raised by relatives or close family friends instead of their parents. The bill highlights that many of these children are...

H.R. 3667, titled the “Social Security Child Protection Act of 2023,” is designed to strengthen the security of social security account numbers for children under 14 years old. The bill mandates that if a child's social security number is compromised due to loss or theft...

The bill, H.R. 9641, aims to reauthorize the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 with updates to enhance the framework for preventing and addressing child exploitation in the United States. It proposes changes to the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention, improving...

H. RES. 1597 recognizes the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children on its 40th anniversary. The resolution highlights the Center's significant contributions to locating missing children and combating child sexual exploitation in the United States. It...