Paris Hilton, Lawmakers Introduce New Bill Aimed at Stopping Institutional Child Abuse

Paris Hilton speaks to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Feb. 8, 2021. Rick Bowmer/AP Photo

TV personality Paris Hilton joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers and abuse survivors on Capitol Hill on April 27 to introduce a new bill aimed at preventing the abuse of children in institutional care.

Hilton joined Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), as well as Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Buddy Carter (R-Ga.), in introducing the “Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act.”