AI/AN CAPTA

Lisa Murkowski

Republican · AK · Senator

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

• Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)Original· 2026-03-24

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-03-24

Source: Congress.gov

This bill would modify child protection laws to better address the specific needs of American Indian and Alaska Native families involved in the child welfare system. It likely aims to strengthen tribal sovereignty in child custody decisions and ensure that Native children are kept with their families and communities whenever possible, rather than being separated and placed in non-Native homes. The changes would affect how federal child protection agencies work with tribes and how courts handle cases involving Native American children and families.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4179 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4179 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 24, 2026 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ 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.''. <all>

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