Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 4972

Create Accountable Respectful Environments (CARE) for Children Act

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by W. Gregory Steube RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Families.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

25 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Neal P. Dunn RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Kat Cammack RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Debbie Wasserman Schultz DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Darren Soto DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Carlos A. Gimenez RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Scott Franklin RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Mike Ezell RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Michael Guest RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Gus M. Bilirakis RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
John H. Rutherford RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Chuck Edwards RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Cory Mills RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Vern Buchanan RRepublican
Mike Haridopolos RRepublican
Aaron Bean RRepublican
Jared Moskowitz DDemocrat
Byron Donalds RRepublican
Jimmy Patronis RRepublican
Eugene Simon Vindman DDemocrat
Trent Kelly RRepublican
Beth Van Duyne RRepublican
David Kustoff RRepublican
August Pfluger RRepublican
Austin Scott RRepublican
Donald G. Davis DDemocrat

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Actions

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  2. Introduced in House
  3. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Ways and Means Committee (House)Referred To, August 15, 2025

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