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H.R. 1168 (114th): Native American Children’s Safety Act

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 ... Continue reading »

Overview

Introduced:

Feb 27, 2015
114th Congress, 2015–2017

Status:
Passed House (Senate next) (Enacted Via Other Measures)

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on June 1, 2015 but was never passed by the Senate. But provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was enacted as:

S. 184: Native American Children’s Safety Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jun 3, 2016. (compare text)
Sponsor:

Kevin Cramer

Representative for North Dakota At Large

Republican

Text:

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Last Updated: Jun 2, 2015
Length: 10 pages

History

Sep 18, 2014
 
Earlier Version — Ordered Reported

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4534 (113th).
Feb 27, 2015
 
Introduced

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Mar 25, 2015
 
Ordered Reported

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Apr 15, 2015
 
Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources

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Jun 1, 2015
 
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).
Jun 1, 2015
 
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
 
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).
Jun 3, 2016
 
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.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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