{"id":28740,"date":"2024-12-19T12:51:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T12:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/19\/paris-hilton-backed-bill-aimed-at-stopping-abuse-in-youth-residential-programs-heads-to-bidens-desk\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T12:51:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T12:51:17","slug":"paris-hilton-backed-bill-aimed-at-stopping-abuse-in-youth-residential-programs-heads-to-bidens-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/19\/paris-hilton-backed-bill-aimed-at-stopping-abuse-in-youth-residential-programs-heads-to-bidens-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Hilton-backed bill aimed at stopping abuse in youth residential programs heads to Biden’s desk"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bill backed by celebrity and entrepreneur Paris Hilton<\/a> is heading to President Biden’s desk after the House passed the act on Wednesday, a week after it was cleared unanimously by the Senate.<\/p>\n

The “Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act”<\/a> requires more oversight for youth residential treatment facilities, a regulation Hilton has spent years lobbying for after testifying that she was sexually abused as a 17-year-old at a Utah boarding school.<\/p>\n

The bipartisan bill was co-sponsored by 23 lawmakers including Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Ct., Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.<\/p>\n

Once the bill is enacted, the Secretary of Health and Human Services has 45 days to enter into a contract with the National Academics of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to “conduct a study to examine the state of youth in youth residential programs and make recommendations,” according to the text.<\/p>\n

PARIS HILTON URGES HOUSE TO PASS ‘STOP INSTITUTIONAL CHILD ABUSE ACT’ AFTER SENATE’S UNANIMOUS APPROVAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Hilton celebrated Congress passing the bill<\/a> in a social media post on Wednesday where she stated, in part, “today is a day [she] will never forget.”<\/p>\n

“This moment is proof that our voices matter, that speaking out can spark change, and that no child should ever endure the horrors of abuse in silence. I did this for the younger version of myself and the youth who were senselessly taken from us by the Troubled Teen Industry,” she wrote on X.<\/p>\n

She thanked the “countless survivors who shared their stories,” the “families who stood with us” and the legislators “who chose courage over complacency.”<\/p>\n

“And to the children still trapped in these systems: I will never stop fighting for you. Change is possible!” she concluded.<\/p>\n

PARIS HILTON CHAMPIONS CHILD WELFARE REFORM: ‘MOST TRAUMATIZING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The act requires the National Academies to submit a report within three years, and every two years thereafter for a decade, detailing various issues, including the “nature, prevalence, severity, and scope of child abuse, neglect, and deaths” in the programs.<\/p>\n

The reports must also include who is funding the youth residential programs<\/a> at the state and federal levels.<\/p>\n

Recommendations will also be made on how to better train those working in fields that may come into contact with institutionalized youth, and how to implement “positive behavioral interventions.”<\/p>\n

Hilton has also influenced similar legislation<\/a> protecting institutionalized minors in eight states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A bill backed by celebrity and entrepreneur Paris Hilton is heading to President Biden’s desk after the House passed the act on Wednesday, a week after it was cleared unanimously by the Senate. The “Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act” requires more oversight for youth residential treatment facilities, a regulation Hilton has spent years lobbying for … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28740\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}