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House vote: S. 534 // January 29, 2018Needed two-thirds to pass

Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017 TITLE I--PROTECTING YOUNG VICTIMS FROM SEXUAL ABUSE (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to extend the duty to report suspected child abuse, including sexual abuse, to adults who are authorized to interact with minor or amateur athletes at an amateur sports organization facility or at an event sanctioned by a national governing body (NGB) or member of an NGB. An NGB is an amateur sports organization that is recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee. An authorized adult who fails to report suspected child abuse within a 24-hour period is subject to criminal penalties.

Crime and Law Enforcement Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

406 votes, representing 236,375,135 people93.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 1,784,285 people0.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon40693.3%
NayLost30.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%