About the bill
The Native American Children’s Safety Act would amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to specify the procedures for criminal background checks of adults involved in foster care by tribal social service agencies. Any adult individual working for the social service or residing in a potential foster home would be subject to checks based on fingerprints and child abuse registries. These background checks may be waived by the tribal social service agency in the event of an emergency foster care placement. The bill has passed both chambers as S. 184 and H.R. 1168, and after an additional procedural vote it will go to the President.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was enacted as:
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“House Committee Unanimously Approves Cramer's Native American Childrens Safety Act”
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Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
(Sponsor)
on Mar 27, 2015
“On the House Floor This Week - 6/1/15”
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Rep. John Delaney [D-MD6, 2013-2018]
on Jun 1, 2015
History
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Sep 18, 2014
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
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Feb 27, 2015
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Introduced
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Mar 24, 2015
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Considered by House Committee on Natural Resources
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Mar 25, 2015
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Ordered Reported
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Apr 15, 2015
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Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources
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Jun 1, 2015
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Identical Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 184 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1168 (114th). |
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Jun 1, 2015
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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May 23, 2016
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Identical Bill —
Passed House
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 184 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1168 (114th). |
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Jun 3, 2016
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Identical Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 184 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1168 (114th). |
H.R. 1168 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1168. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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