HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives moved Wednesday to toughen penalties for people who do not report suspicions about repeated child sexual abuse and make it explicit that nondisclosure terms in contracts cannot prevent people from talking to police in child molestation investigations.

Both proposals are based on recommendations in a landmark grand jury report last year into the sexual abuse of children by about 300 Roman Catholic clergy in the state, going back seven decades.

Lawmakers voted 162-22 for the reporting proposal.

The only member who spoke in opposition was Rep. Paul Schemel, R-Franklin, who said it will be hard for people to remember, decades later, why they did not report suspected abuse.

“Our due process rights under the law are slipping away through our fingers while we do nothing,” Schemel said.

Lawmakers are also considering legislation to eliminate the criminal statute of limitations for child sexual abuse. If that passes, it will also apply to mandated reporters who fail to properly report ongoing abuse.

Also Wednesday, state representatives unanimously approved a bill that says nondisclosure agreements, often part of civil settlements in abuse cases, should specify that they do not prohibit cooperation with police.

Both bills were sent to the Senate.