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House vote: S. 1351 // December 18, 2024Needed two-thirds to pass

Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act

Sponsor: Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

This act requires the Department of Health and Human Services to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study and make recommendations about various aspects of youth residential programs. Specifically, the National Academies must identify the nature, prevalence, severity, and scope of child abuse, neglect, and deaths in youth residential programs. The National Academies must make recommendations to improve coordination and the implementation of best practices of regarding the health, safety, care, and treatment of youth in youth residential programs.

Families Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

373 votes, representing 227,955,601 people85.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

33 votes, representing 20,782,997 people7.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.7% 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
YeaWon37385.5%
NayLost337.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.7%