The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, aimed at regulating the youth residential treatment industry after years of child abuse allegations, passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill, which previously passed the Senate unanimously, will now be signed into law by President Biden. Paris Hilton, a long-time advocate for reform after revealing her own experiences of abuse at a Utah boarding school, celebrated the victory.
WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Wednesday requiring more oversight of youth residential treatment facilities, a feat for hotel heiress Paris Hilton who has spent years lobbying lawmakers to regulate an industry marred by child abuse allegations.
“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,” Hilton said in an social media post following the vote. “I did this for the younger version of myself and the youth who were senselessly taken from us by the Troubled Teen industry.”
Details of the abuse were also chronicled in a documentary she released, titled “This is Paris” that was released in September 2020.
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