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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8048

Introduced

AI/AN CAPTA

Sponsor
DAdelita S. Grijalva· Arizona
Introduced
March 24, 2026
Policy area
Families
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.March 24, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8048 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8048

To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require that 
equitable distribution of assistance include equitable distribution to 
Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 24, 2026

Mrs. Grijalva introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require that 
equitable distribution of assistance include equitable distribution to 
Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``American Indian and Alaska Native 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act'', the ``AI/AN Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act'', or ``AI/AN CAPTA''.

SEC. 2. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT AMENDMENTS.

(a) Geographical Distribution.--Section 108(b) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106d(b)) is amended, in the 
first sentence, by inserting ``Indian Tribes, and Tribal 
organizations,'' after ``the States,''.
(b) Allocation of Amounts.--Section 203 of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116b) is amended--
(1) by striking ``section 210'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``section 209''; and
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``1 percent'' and all 
that follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
following: ``, of the amount appropriated under section 209 for 
a fiscal year--
``(1) 5 percent of the amount to make allotments to Indian 
Tribes and Tribal organizations; and
``(2) 1 percent of the amount to make allotments to migrant 
programs.''.
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