US Congress Senate Bill 1047 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on May 23 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Families for Foster Youth Stamp Act of 2013 - Requires the United States Postal Service, for a period of at least four years, to provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal in order to increase funding for effective programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care. Divides the amount received from such sales equally between: (1) programs and activities under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 that specifically target improvement in permanency outcomes for youth in foster care through adoption, guardianship, or kinship care; and (2) the program for state courts to assess and improve handling of proceedings relating to foster care and adoption.

Families for Foster Youth Stamp Act of 2013

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]

Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]

Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-23	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HB2149 (Same As) 2013-07-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1047/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1047/BILLS-113s1047is.pdf