TESTIMONY & MEMORANDA
CHILD USA provides lawmakers with the necessary tools and knowledge to create legislation that reflects children’s best interests. By staying at the forefront of emerging social science research and understanding the legal landscape, we empower lawmakers to make informed decisions prioritizing children’s safety.
CHILD USA actively engages with lawmakers through educational briefings, roundtable discussions, and by providing consultative services on child protection issues. We also offer oral and written testimony in state legislatures across the country. Our goal is to bridge the gap between academia, science, and legislation, ensuring that lawmakers have access to evidence-based information that informs their decision-making process.
Once a bill has been crafted, our sister organization, CHILD USAdvocacy, takes the lead by leveraging CHILD USA’s research to lobby for support for these crucial pieces of legislation. CHILD USAdvocacy works to build coalitions, engage community stakeholders, and collaborate with other child advocacy organizations to create a unified voice that advocates for laws that protect children and provide justice to victims.
At CHILD USA, we understand that enacting meaningful reform is not a quick or linear journey. Shifting long-held policies and perspectives takes time, patience, and persistence. Through our years of dedicated effort and collaboration with local stakeholders, CHILD USA has built a reputation that can help propel the reform process forward.
2024
March 21, 2024 | Hawaii | Testimony re: HB 1968 | SOL Reform
March 21, 2024 | Minnesota | Testimony re: HF 4024 | Education
March 21, 2024 | Minnesota | Testimony re: SF 4003 | Education
March 21, 2024 | Illinois | Testimony re: HB 5467 | SOL Reform
March 21, 2024 | Colorado | Testimony re: HB 1080 | SOL Reform
March 20, 2024 | California | Testimony re: AB 2295 | SOL Reform
March 6, 2024 | Alabama | Testimony re: SB 18 | SOL Reform
February 28, 2024 | Tennessee | Testimony re: HB 1906 | SOL Reform
February 22, 2024 | Washington | Testimony re: SB 1618 | SOL Reform
February 21, 2024 | Alabama | Testimony re: SB 18 | SOL Reform
February 21, 2024 | Missouri | Testimony re: HB 1617 | SOL Reform
February 20, 2024 | Indiana | Testimony re: HB 1047 | SOL Reform
February 20, 2024 | Washington | Testimony re: SB 5937 | SOL Reform
February 20, 2024 | Washington | Testimony re: SB 6006 | SOL Reform
February 15, 2024 | Washington | Testimony re: SB 6006 | SOL Reform
February 5, 2024 | Colorado | Testimony re: SCR 001 | SOL Reform
February 5, 2024 | Missouri | Testimony re: HB 1617 | SOL Reform
February 5, 2024 | New York | Testimony re: SB 349 | SOL Reform
January 30, 2024 | Washington | Testimony re: HB 1455 | Child Marriage
January 29, 2024 | Florida | Testimony re: SB 472 | SOL Reform
January 15, 2024 | Washington | Testimony re: SB 6006 | SOL Reform
January 15, 2024 | Washington | Testimony re: SB 5937 | SOL Reform
2023
December 4, 2023 | Ohio | Testimony re: HB 322 | SOL Reform
October 31, 2023 | Michigan | Testimony re: HB 4482-4487 | SOL Reform
October 18, 2023 | Federal| Testimony re: Congressional Hearing on SafeSport| Athlete Abuse
September 8, 2023 | Massachusetts| Testimony re: S1038 & S1614 | SOL Reform
September 8, 2023 | Massachusetts| Testimony re: H1536 & H1613 | Title IX/SOL Reform
June 20, 2023 | Ohio | Testimony re: HB 35 | SOL Reform
June 6, 2023 | Michigan| Testimony re: HB 4482, 4483, 4484, 4485, 4486 & 4487 | SOL Reform
May 17, 2023 | California| Testimony re: SB404| Child Marriage
May 17, 2023 | California| Testimony re: AB452| SOL Reform
May 17, 2023 | California| Testimony re: AB1547| CSA
May 16, 2023 | Oregon| Testimony re: SB 1052| SOL Reform
May 10, 2023 | Oregon| Testimony re: SB 1052| SOL Reform
May 10, 2023 | Maine| Testimony re: SB 715| SOL Reform
May 9, 2023 | Alabama| Testimony re: SB127 | SOL Reform
April 10, 2023 | California | Testimony re: AB 1547 | SOL Reform
April 4, 2023 | California | Testimony re: SB 558 | SOL Reform
March 29, 2023 | Washington | Testimony re: HB 1618 | SOL Reform
March 29, 2023 | Washington | Testimony re: HB 1028 | SOL Reform
March 29, 2023 | Pennsylvania | Testimony re: HB 1/ SB 1 | SOL Reform
March 28, 2023 | Florida | Testimony re: HB 521 | SOL Reform
March 24, 2023 | Iowa | Testimony re: SF 525 | SOL Reform
March 22, 2023 | Kansas | Testimony re: SB 317 | SOL Reform
March 20, 2023 | Montana | Testimony re: SB 277 | SOL Reform
March 20, 2023 | North Dakota | Testimony re: SB 2282 | SOL Reform
March 17, 2023 | Washington | Testimony re: HB 1618 | SOL Reform
March 16, 2023 | Rhode Island | Testimony re: H 5911 & H 5770 | SOL Reform
March 13, 2023 | Rhode Island | Testimony re: H 5510 | SOL Reform
March 13, 2023 | Tennessee | Testimony re: HB 570 | SOL Reform
March 10, 2023 | Oregon | Testimony re: HB 3345 | SOL Reform
March 10, 2023 | Washington | Testimony re: HB 1028 | SOL Reform
March 2, 2023 | Maryland | Testimony re: HB 1 | SOL Reform
March 2, 2023 | Illinois | Testimony re: HB 1252 | Child Marriage
February 27, 2023 | Hawaii | Testimony re: HB582 | SOL Reform
February 24, 2023 | Montana | Testimony re: SB 277 | SOL Reform
February 23, 2023 | Nebraska | Testimony re: LB 341 | SOL Reform
February 23, 2023 | Maryland | Testimony re: SB 686 | SOL Reform
February 21, 2023 | Arkansas | Testimony re: SB 204 | SOL Reform
February 16, 2023 | Nebraska | Testimony re: LB 174 | SOL Reform
February 14, 2023 | Washington | Testimony re: HB 1618 | SOL Reform
February 13, 2023 | Missouri | Testimony re: HB 367 | SOL Reform
February 8, 2023 | Arkansas | Testimony re: SB 204 | SOL Reform
February 6, 2023 | Hawaii | Testimony re: HB 582 | SOL Reform
February 6, 2023 | Washington | Testimony re: HB 1455 | Child Marriage
February 3, 2023 | Washington | Testimony re: HB 1618 | SOL Reform
January 30, 2023 | North Dakota | Testimony re: SB 2282 | SOL Reform
January 20, 2023 | Pennsylvania | Testimony re: SB 1 | SOL Reform
January 9, 2023 | Washington | Testimony re: HB 1028 | SOL Reform
2022
November 29, 2022 | Michigan | Testimony re: SBs 1114-1123 | Child Marriage Reform
May 31, 2022 | California | Letter in Support of AB 2274 | Mandatory Reporting Reform
May 31, 2022 | New York | Comments on Draft Substantial Equivalency Regulations | Educational Neglect Reform
May 2, 2022 | Alaska | Testimony re: HB 62 | Child Marriage Reform
May 2, 2022 | Missouri | Testimony re: HB 2032 | Child Sex Trafficking Reform
April 28, 2022 | Rhode Island | Testimony re: H 8132, 8151 | Child Sex Abuse Reform
April 12, 2022 | Tennessee | Testimony re: HB 233 | Child Marriage Reform
April 6, 2022 | New Hampshire | Testimony re: HB 1677 | SOL Reform
March 26, 2022 | Missouri | Letter in Support of SB 837 | SOL Reform
March 22, 2022 | California | Letter in Support of AB 2274 | Mandatory Reporting Reform
March 21, 2022 | Maryland | Testimony re: SB 29 | Child Marriage Reform
March 21, 2022 | Rhode Island | Testimony re: H 7409 | SOL Reform
March 4, 2022 | Alaska | Testimony re: SB 189 | Child Sex Trafficking Reform
February 22, 2022 | Florida | Testimony re: HB 913 | SOL Reform
February 22, 2022 | Hawaii | Testimony re: HB 2208 | SOL Reform
February 16, 2022 | Kentucky | Testimony re: SB 153 | SOL Reform
February 10, 2022 | Federal | Letter in support: H.R. 4445/S. 2342 | Forced Arbitration Reform
February 10, 2022 | New Hampshire | Testimony re: HB 1677 | Child Sex Abuse Reform
February 10, 2022 | Federal | Letter in support: S. 3103 | SOL Reform
February 10, 2022 | Federal | Letter in support: EARN IT Act | Child Sexual Abuse Reform
February 8, 2022 | Federal | Testimony re: Abusing Chapter 11 | Bankruptcy Reform
February 2, 2022 | Utah | Testimony re: HJR 4 | SOL Reform
January 31, 2022 | Virginia | Testimony re: SB 483 | SOL Reform
January 25, 2022 | Massachusetts | Testimony re: S.368 | Child Sex Abuse Reform
January 20, 2022 | Nebraska | Testimony re: LB 833 | SOL Reform
January 20, 2022 | New Hampshire | Testimony re: HB 1677 | Child Sex Abuse Reform
January 18, 2022 | California | Testimony re: SB 435| Online Child Sex Abuse Reform
January 5, 2022 | California | Testimony re: SB 435 | Online Child Sex Abuse Reform
2021
December 13, 2021 | Federal | Letters re: END Child Exploitation Act | Online Child Sex Abuse Reform
December 7, 2021 | Massachusetts | Testimony re: S.2543 | Child Sex Doll Reform
December 7, 2021 | Massachusetts | Testimony re: S.1087 & S.1088 | SOL Reform
December 7, 2021 | Massachusetts | Testimony re: S.1091 & S.1092 | Hiring Practice Reform
December 1, 2021 | Federal | Testimony re: The Child RESCUE Act | Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Reform
November 15, 2021 | Massachusetts | Testimony re: S 937/ H 1709 | Child Marriage Reform
October 27, 2021 | Federal | Letter re: the Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act | Bankruptcy Reform
October 26, 2021 | Federal | Letter re: the FAIR Act | Forced Arbitration Reform
October 19, 2021 | Illinois | Testimony re: HB 1975 | Educational Safety Reform
October 7, 2021 | New York | Testimony re: S 6423 | Educational Neglect Reform
September 28, 2021 | Michigan | Testimony re: HB 4306 and HB 4307 | SOL Reform
September 15, 2021 | Testimony re: Senate Committee on the Judiciary Oversight Hearing on the FBI’s Dereliction of Duty on the Nassar Case | Athlete Abuse
September 14, 2021 | Massachusetts | Testimony re: S1094 | SOL Reform
August 24, 2021 | Federal | Letter re: Chapter 11 | Bankruptcy Reform
July 29, 2021 | Washington DC | DC Window Held up as constitutional
July 28, 2021 | Congressional Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law | Statement by Olympian Terin Humphrey | Bankruptcy
July 28, 2021 | Congressional Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law | Testimony re: Federal Bankruptcy Reform to Protect Victims of Child Sex Abuse | Bankruptcy
June 11, 2021 | Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights | Testimony re: Title IX Public Hearing | Title IX
June 1, 2021 | Colorado | Testimony re: SB 88 | SOL Reform
May 25, 2021 | Colorado | Testimony re: SB 88 | SOL Reform
May 25, 2021 | Louisiana | Testimony re: HB 492 | SOL Reform
May 19, 2021 | Colorado| Testimony re: HB 1228 | Family Court Reform
May 13, 2021 | New York | Memo in Support of the Adult Survivors Act | SOL Reform
May 12, 2021 | Rhode Island | Testimony re: H 5387 | Child Marriage
May 10, 2021 | Congressional Bipartisan Taskforce to End Sexual Violence | Testimony re: SOL Reform and Access to Justice for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse
May 3, 2021 |Louisiana| Testimony re: HB 492 | SOL Reform
April 28, 2021 |South Carolina| Testimony re: S0591 | Child Marriage
April 28, 2021 | Nevada | Testimony re: SB 203 | SOL Reform
April 14, 2021 | Arkansas | Testimony re: SB 676 | SOL Reform
April 14, 2021 | Tennessee | Testimony re: HB 1302 | SOL Reform
April 7, 2021 | Nevada | Testimony re: AB 113 | Child Sex Trafficking Reform
April 6, 2021 | Colorado| Testimony re: HB 1228| Family Court Reform
April 6, 2021 | Tennessee | Testimony re: HB 1302 | SOL Reform
April 6, 2021 | Hawaii | Testimony re: HB 570 | SOL Reform
March 30, 2021 | Indiana | Testimony re: SB 197 | SOL Reform
March 24, 2021 | Rhode Island | Testimony re: H 5725 | SOL Reform
March 23, 2021 | Nevada | Testimony re: SB 203 | SOL Reform
March 15, 2021 | Maine | Testimony re: LD 688 | SOL Reform
March 15, 2021 | Hawaii | Testimony re: HB 887 |Child Sex Trafficking Reform
March 15, 2021 | Texas| Testimony re: HB 1590 | Child Marriage
March 11, 2021 | Maine| Testimony re: LD622 | Child Marriage
March 11, 2021 | New York| Testimony re: A3891 | Child Marriage
March 9, 2021 | Colorado | Testimony re: SB 88 | SOL Reform
March 5, 2021 | New York| Testimony re: S3086 | Child Marriage
March 4, 2021 | Maryland| Testimony re: HB1036| Family Court Reform
March 2, 2021 | Hawaii | Testimony re: HB 570 | SOL Reform
February 25, 2021 | Connecticut | Testimony re: SB 1060 | Family Court Reform
February 24, 2021 | Colorado | Testimony re: SB 73 | SOL Reform
February 22, 2021 | Hawaii | Testimony re: HB 568 | SOL Reform
February 22, 2021 | Hawaii | Testimony re: SB 48 | Child Sex Trafficking Reform
February 22, 2021 | Rhode Island| Testimony re: H5387 | Child Marriage
February 20, 2021 | South Dakota | Testimony re: HB 1178 and HB 1181 | SOL Reform
February 14, 2021 | Georgia | Testimony re: HB 109 | SOL Reform
February 12, 2021 | New Mexico | Testimony re: HB 56 | SOL Reform
February 12, 2021 | Hawaii | Testimony re: SB 279 | Child Marriage Reform
February 11, 2021 | Hawaii | Testimony re: SB 1041 | SOL Reform
February 10, 2021 | Hawaii | Testimony re: HB 570 | SOL Reform
January 30, 2021 | North Dakota | Testimony re: HB 1382 | SOL Reform
January 30, 2021 | North Dakota| Testimony re: HB 1384 | SOL Reform
2020
October 28, 2020 | Massachusetts | Testimony re: S 2815 | SOL Reform
September 22, 2020 | Pennsylvania | Testimony re: SB 868 Kayden’s Law | Family Court Reform
February 24, 2020 | South Dakota | Testimony re: SD HB 1196 | SOL Reform
February 20, 2020 | New Hampshire | Testimony re: NH SB 508 | SOL Reform
February 11, 2020 | Kansas | Testimony re: KA HB 2306 | SOL Reform
January 29, 2020 | Hawaii | Testimony re: HI SB 2316 & SB 2109 | SOL Reform
2019
September 25, 2019 | Pennsylvania | Testimony re: PA SB 540 | SOL Reform (Video)
September 10, 2020 | Ohio | Testimony re: OH HB 249 | SOL Reform
April 23, 2019 | Vermont | Testimony re: VT H. 330 | SOL Reform
April 1, 2019 | Connecticut | Testimony re: CT SB 3 | SOL Reform
March 21, 2019 | Rhode Island | Testimony re: RI SB 315 | SOL Reform
March 2019 | New Jersey | Testimony re: New Jersey S. 477 | SOL Reform
March 2019 | California | Testimony re: California | SOL Reform
March 2019 | Maryland | Testimony re: Maryland HB 687 |SOL Reform
January 2019 | Rhode Island | Testimony re: Rhode Island HB5171 | SOL Reform
January 28, 2019 | New York | Remarks by Prof. Hamilton Passage of New York Child Victims Act | SOL Reform
January 25, 2019 | New York | Memo re: New York’s Child Victims Act | SOL Reform
2018
July 20, 2018 | Chile | Testimony re: Statute of Limitations Reform for Child Sex Abuse Victims
April 9, 2018 | Michigan | Testimony re: Extending SOLs | SOL Reform
February 26, 2018 | Georgia | Testimony re: Hidden Predator Act | SOL Reform
2017
February 7, 2017 | Hawaii | Testimony re: H.B. 415 | SOL Reform
January 23, 2017 | Washington | Testimony by Rita Swan | Medical Neglect
2016
June 13, 2016 | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania – HB 1947 | SOL Reform
2015
February 2, 2015 | Georgia | The Hidden Predator Act, H.B. 1 | SOL Reform
2014
March 18, 2014 | Hawaii | Testimony re: H.B. 2034 | SOL Reform
February 4, 2014 | Iowa | Testimony in favor of Iowa SB 3112 (SF 2109) | SOL Reform
2013
March 8, 2013 | New York | 2013 NY Child Victims Act #A1771 | SOL Reform
March 6, 2013 | Minnesota | Minnesota Senate Bill 534 and House Bill 681 | SOL Reform
2012
February 6, 2012 | South Dakota | Testimony Before South Dakota House Judiciary Committee | SOL Reform
February 2, 2012 | New York | Testimony Before the New York City Council on Education | Religious Freedom
2011
December 5, 2011 | Pennsylvania | Testimony Before the Pennsylvania Assembly on Children/Youth | SOL Reform
April 29, 2011 | New York | Testimony before the New York Assembly Committee on Codes | SOL Reform