Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act This bill establishes an interagency Federal Work Group on Youth Residential Programs to support and implement best practices regarding the health and safety, care, treatment, and appropriate placement of youth in youth residential programs. The work group must develop recommendations about a national database to aggregate information about processes and outcomes for youth in such programs. The work group also must support the education and training of professi…
VOTE BREAKDOWN
Final passage · 365 politicians tracked
323
YEA
31
NAY
0
PRESENT
11
NOT VOTING
BY PARTY
MONEY ON THIS BILL
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⬇ NAY voters — top donor industries
◎ Lobbying activity by issue area
No bill-issue lobbying matches.
“Pts” = sum of per-member industry donation scores (% of total donations from that industry, summed across the group). Higher means that industry funds a larger share of contributions for that voting bloc.
INDIVIDUAL VOTES
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SPONSORS

Jeff Merkley
D-OR · Primary
21 COSPONSORS
BIPARTISAN





+15 more (see dot grid above)
SPONSOR FUNDING
Top industries funding Merkley
TRAIL AI
S 1351, the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, addresses policies and practices related to the treatment of children in institutional settings. The bill passed with 323 votes in favor and 31 opposed, with all 172 voting Democrats in support and 150 Republicans voting yes while 31 Republicans voted no, and was subsequently signed into law. The measure was introduced by Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon.
Based on public voting records. Does not imply causation.
TIMELINE
DATA SOURCES
Bill data: Congress.gov · 117th–119th Congress (2021–present)
Vote records: House Clerk / Senate · 2021–present
Reflects public records. Does not imply causation.