Issue Position:Protecting Vulnerable Children
Issue Position
Issues: Minors and Children
I successfully authored the "Protect Our Kids Act," which created the National Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect. After holding its first field hearing in San Antonio on my request, the Commission has been holding field hearings around the country to create a coordinated national strategy to ensure every child has a happy, healthy upbringing.
The House passed the "Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act." This law takes steps to prevent sex trafficking among foster youth, improves the adoption programs to move more kids from foster care to adoption, and strengthens enforcement in international child support cases.
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