House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 25, 2021
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMar 16, 2021 · 345–73
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 17, 2021 — 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. 485.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 14, January 25, 2021, Page H233):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 25, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 485, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/485
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
30 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 21 Democrats
9 of 30 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), James Comer (R-KY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), James Langevin (D-RI), Andy Levin (D-MI), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Frank Mrvan (D-IN), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Mark Takano (D-CA), Van Taylor (R-TX), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Susan Wild (D-PA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Scott.
- H.R. 2062 (117th) Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021
- H.R. 7309 (117th) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022
- H.R. 842 (117th) Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
- H.R. 447 (117th) National Apprenticeship Act of 2021
- H.Res. 1496 (117th) Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable A. Donald McEachin.
- H.R. 604 (117th) Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2022
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.