Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act of 2000
Public Law 106-314 · S. 2272 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 17, 2000 · Social Welfare
Sponsor: Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH)
Cosponsors (16): Sen. Jay Rockefeller, Sen. Mary Landrieu,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act of 2000 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants to State and local courts to: (1) enable such courts to develop and implement automated data collection and case-tracking systems for proceedings conducted by, or under the supervision of, an abuse and neglect court; (2) encourage the replication of such systems in abuse and neglect courts in other jurisdictions; and (3) require the use of such systems to evaluate a court's performance in complying with requirements of part B (child and family services) and part E (Federal payments for foster care and adoption assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act.
Sets forth provisions regarding limits on the number and use of grants, application and matching requirements, notification to the State or appropriate child welfare agency, considerations in evaluating grant applications, diversity and length of awards, fund availability, and reporting requirements for grantees and the Attorney General. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 5) Directs the Attorney General to award grants to State and local courts for the purposes of: (1) promoting the permanency goals established in the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997; and (2) enabling such courts to reduce existing backlogs of cases pending in abuse and neglect courts, especially regarding cases to terminate parental rights and cases in which parental rights to a child have been terminated but an adoption of the child has not yet been finalized.
Sets forth provisions regarding applications, use of funds, number of grants, availability of funds, and reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 6) Directs the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice to make a grant to the National Court-Appointed Special Advocate Association for purposes of: (1) expanding the recruitment, and building the capacity, of court-appointed special advocate programs located in the 15 largest urban areas; (2) developing regional, multi- jurisdictional court-appointed special advocate programs serving rural areas; and (3) providing training and supervision of volunteers in court-appointed special advocate programs.
Sets forth provisions regarding limits on administrative expenditures and determination of urban and rural areas. Authorizes appropriations.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Oct 17, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-314.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 5, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 3, 2000FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Hyde moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 29, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Sep 27, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- Sep 26, 2000FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 27, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Mar 22, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- 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.