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Sheila Jackson Lee: CHILD USA: Let's End Child Abuse and Neglect said in a letter, which I include in the Record: ``This bill would shine…

On the recordJanuary 29, 2018
CHILD USA: Let's End Child Abuse and Neglect said in a letter, which I include in the Record: ``This bill would shine much needed sunlight on the problem of abuse in sports. It will protect children in the future.'' CHILD USA, November 20, 2017. Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives. Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House of Representatives. Hon. John Thune, U.S. Senate. Hon. Susan Brooks, House of Representatives. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader, House of Representatives. Hon. Steny Hoyer, House of Representatives. Hon. Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senate. Hon. Lois Frankel, House of Representatives. Dear Speaker Ryan, Leader Pelosi, Congressman McCarthy, Congressman Hoyer, Senator Thune, Senator Feinstein, Congresswoman Brooks, and Congresswoman Frankel: CHILD USA urges the House of Representatives to pass the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act. This bill would shine much needed sunlight on the problem of abuse in sports. It will protect children in the future. The bill, as passed by the Senate, institutes important and minimally necessary measures to ensure the protection of children from abuse in sports: (1) mandatory reporting of child abuse to SafeSport and the authorities.…
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Jan 29, 2018

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