January 23, 2025
Mr. Van Drew (for himself and Ms. Brownley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to include data on animal abuse in the national clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse and neglect.
Section 1. Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act
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Sec. 2. Inclusion of data on animal abuse in national clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse and neglect
Section 103(b)(6) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5104(b)(6)) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (B), by striking and
at the end;
(2)
in subparagraph (C), by adding and
at the end; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(D)
the incidence of any such cases related to animal abuse (including any act or failure to act, which results in undue pain, suffering, or death to any animal, without regard to whether such act or failure to act is a violation of State or local cruelty law);