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Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to extend the duty to report suspected child abuse to adults who are authorized to interact with minor or amateur athletes at an amateur sports organization facility or at an event sanctioned by a national governing body (NGB) or member of an NGB. An NGB is an amateur sports organization that is recognized by the International Olympic Committee.
An authorized adult who fails to report suspected child abuse is subject to criminal penalties.
(Sec. 3) The bill amends the federal criminal code to revise civil remedy provisions for a victim of a human trafficking offense or federal sex offense. Among other things, it changes the civil statute of limitations to 10 years from the date the victim reasonably discovers the violation or injury (currently, 10 years from the date the cause of action arose). The bill also extends the statute of limitations for a minor victim of a federal sex offense to file a civil action to 10 years (currently, 3 years) from the date such individual reaches age 18.
(Sec. 4) Finally, the bill amends the Amateur Sports Act of 1978:
to expand the authorities and duties of NGBs to prevent, report, and respond to the abuse of minor or amateur athletes;
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1973 as passed House amended on May 25, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House May 25, 2017
Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017
Passed
415 Yea 3 Nay 12 not voting
Crossed both parties 3 of 418 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Democrat, 2 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
430 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1973 and vote against it. 2 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 1973 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
15 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.