A bill to extend the period for waivers of State eligibility requirements to enable certain States to qualify for child abuse and neglect assistance.
Public Law 100-117 · S. 1596 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Sep 28, 1987 · Families
Sponsor: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Cosponsors (4): Sen. Dennis DeConcini, Sen. Ted Stevens,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to extend for a third one-year period waivers of State eligibility requirements to enable a State to qualify for child abuse and neglect assistance if the Secretary of Health and Human Services makes an additional finding that such State is making substantial progress to achieve compliance with such requirements.
Committees
The record shows no committee referral for this bill.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 7 actions.
- Sep 28, 1987Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-117.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 17, 1987PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 16, 1987FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 5, 1987FloorFloor · Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.