H.R. 6655 — 112th Congress
Protect our Kids Act of 2012
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Latest action
Jan 14, 2013Became Public Law No: 112-275.
CRS summary
As of Jan 14, 2013Public Law
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Protect Our Kids Act of 2012 - Establishes the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities to: (1) study the use of child protective services and child welfare services under titles IV and XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to reduce fatalities from child abuse and neglect; (2) develop recommendations to reduce such fatalities for federal, state, and local agencies, and private sector and nonprofit organizations, including recommendations to implement a comprehensive national strategy for such purpose; and (3) develop guidelines for the type of information that should be tracked to improve interventions to prevent such fatalities.
Requires any federal agency affected by a recommendation to report to Congress its response and plans to address it.
Amends SSA title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to make an adjustment to the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs with respect to deposits for FY2013-FY2014, reserving a specified amount for Commission activities.
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Roll-call votes
1 on recordDec 19, 2012 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Full roll call78 of 431 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.
Yea — 330: 152 D · 126 R
Nay — 77: 65 R · 1 L
Not Voting — 24: 5 R · 4 D
| Member | State |
|---|---|
| BARTLETT, Roscoe Gardner | MD |
| LaTOURETTE, Steven C. | OH |
| STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr. | CA |
| SHULER, Heath | NC |
| REYES, Silvestre | TX |
| BILBRAY, Brian P. | CA |
| RICHARDSON, Laura | CA |
| JOHNSON, Timothy V. | IL |
| BACA, Joe | CA |
| BOSWELL, Leonard L. | IA |
| MACK, Connie, IV | FL |
| HOLDEN, Thomas Timothy | PA |
| BONO, Mary | CA |
| PENCE, Mike | IN |
| GONZALEZ, Charles A. | TX |
| Henry A. Waxman | CA |
| Christopher Murphy | CT |
| Ben Ray Luján | NM |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | VA |
| Phil Gingrey | GA |
| Steve King | IA |
| Alan Nunnelee | MS |
| Louie Gohmert | TX |
| David B. McKinley | WV |
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