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Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill reauthorizes for FY2019-FY2023 grants for local and regional children's advocacy centers (CACs), as well as for technical assistance and training. CACs coordinate a multidisciplinary response to child abuse.
The bill adds a new finding specifying the need for state chapters of CAC networks (1) to help local communities coordinate their multidisciplinary services, and (2) to provide oversight of, and training and technical assistance in, the effective delivery of evidence-informed programming.
It modifies grants for regional CACs, including
It also modifies grants for local CACs, including
The Department of Justice must report annually on efforts to monitor and evaluate the program activities of regional CACs and the extent to which both urban and rural populations are served by the regional CAC program.
(Sec. 3) The bill provides immunity from civil and criminal liability under federal, state, and local law for people who make good-faith reports of child abuse or neglect or who provide related information or assistance.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 2961 as public Law on Jan 7, 2019. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Dec 20, 2018
Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act
Passed · Two-thirds required
388 Yea 2 Nay 42 not voting
Crossed both parties 2 of 390 voting members broke with their own party: 2 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
432 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 S. 2961 and vote against it. 10 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named S. 2961 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
8 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.