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Native American Child Protection Act

Floor Speech

Date: Sept. 21, 2020
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. CHENEY. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, H.R. 4957 reauthorized three programs that are intended to prevent cases within our Indian communities of child abuse, neglect, family violence, and trauma, as well as providing treatment for victims of Indian child sexual abuse.

The authorization for appropriations for these three programs expired in 1997. This bill also makes important underlying technical changes to the statute, requiring agency reports on grant awards.

Madam Speaker, while the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act is one of the only federally dedicated child abuse prevention and victim treatment programs providing funding for Tribal governments, Congress has only appropriated approximately $5 million for this program.

I am grateful to the sponsor for bringing our attention to this important issue as we all work together to end abuse, neglect, and violence across our States and on our reservations.

Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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