House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

H.R. 2480Introduced May 2, 2019Policy area: Families

Where it went

IntroducedMay 2, 2019
Committee actionMay 20, 2019
Passed HouseMay 20, 2019 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 21, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2480.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2480, Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act” on May 14, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on May 8, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 14, 2019 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55244
CBO publication date
May 14, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2480, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-74 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on May 20, 2019.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 20, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2480, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2480
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SCHRIER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 72, May 2, 2019, Page H3441):
Article I
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 2, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2480, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

49 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 30 Democrats

19 of 49 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Rick Allen (R-GA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), James Comer (R-KY), Susan Davis (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Abby Finkenauer (D-IA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), James Langevin (D-RI), Susie Lee (D-NV), Andy Levin (D-MI), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Katie Porter (D-CA), Francis Rooney (R-FL) and 19 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kim Schrier.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-8 district

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