H.R. 1688, Native American Child Protection Act

January 31, 2022

Cost Estimate

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 27, 2021

Summary

H.R. 1688 would expand the definition of child abuse under the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Act to include psychological or verbal abuse that causes serous emotional or mental injury to a child. The act also would direct the Indian Health Service (IHS) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to carry out programs to combat child abuse, child neglect, and family violence affecting tribes and would authorize appropriations through 2027 for those programs.

Data and Supplemental Information

Table 1

Corrections and Updates

On February 9, 2022, CBO revised the estimate for H.R. 1688, the Native American Child Protection Act, which CBO transmitted on January 31, 2022. CBO has updated the estimate to reflect that the bill language does not contain any intergovernmental mandates. The estimate of federal costs is unchanged.