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This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require the national clearinghouse for child abuse and neglect information to collect and include data on animal abuse. Specifically, the bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand the existing reporting requirements to track cases where child abuse intersects with animal abuse. The bill defines animal abuse broadly as any act or failure to act that results in undue pain, suffering, or death to an animal, regardless of whether the specific action violates local or state animal cruelty laws. By mandating this data collection, the bill aims to help researchers, policymakers, and child protection professionals better understand the potential connections between animal abuse and child abuse, potentially improving early detection and intervention strategies. The bill would be officially known as the "Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act" and would modify the existing statutory language to incorporate this new reporting requirement.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/712/all-info