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USHR1577Intro
25%
Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people o...
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2024-11-18
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB10128Intro
25%
To authorize grants to be made on an equitable basis to highest courts to assess and improve the handling of foster care and adoption proceedings, and for other purposes.
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2024-11-14
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHR1572Intro
25%
Honoring the selfless acts of adoption, fostering, and unconditional love by Bishop W.C. Martin, First Lady Donna Martin, and the Bennett Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Possum Trot, Texas, toward the children in their community, and recognizing ...
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2024-11-14
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHR1556Intro
25%
Supporting the designation of October as "Foster Youth Voice Month" and encouraging public awareness and participation in events and initiatives organized by youth in foster care.
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2024-10-29
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB10015Intro
25%
To require that States that receive a grant under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, will not prohibit licensed child care providers from performing simple food preparation of fruits and vegetables.
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2024-10-18
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB9811Intro
25%
To provide assistance with respect to child care infrastructure.
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2024-09-25
To House Ways And Means Committee
USSB5214Intro
25%
A bill to require States to measure and publicly report on the separation of children from parents by hidden foster care arrangements, and for other purposes.
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2024-09-25
To Senate Finance Committee
USSB1146Engross
50%
A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify obstacles to identifying and responding to reports of children missing from foster care and other vulnerable foster youth,...
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2024-09-19
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
USHB9076Engross
50%
To reauthorize and modernize part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to strengthen child welfare services, expand the availability of prevention services to better meet the needs of vulnerable families, and for other purposes.
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2024-09-19
To Senate Finance Committee
USHR1443Intro
25%
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all young children and families should have access to high-quality, affordable child care and early education.
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2024-09-12
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB7233Intro
25%
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for grants in support of training and education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual ...
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2024-09-11
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0.
USHB9316Intro
25%
To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to increase awareness among eligible children and youths of, and encourage their participation in, the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood, and for other pur...
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2024-08-06
To House Ways And Means Committee
USSB4923Intro
25%
A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to provide information about available benefits and services to kinship caregivers.
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2024-08-01
To Senate Finance Committee
USSB4967Intro
25%
A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to reauthorize and update the Act, and for other purposes.
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2024-08-01
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
USSB4990Intro
25%
A bill to comprehensively combat child marriage in the United States.
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2024-08-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USSB4880Intro
25%
A bill to implement or strengthen programs that increase the supply of quality child care services by enhancing the wages of child care workers, and for other purposes.
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2024-07-31
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
USSR792Intro
25%
A resolution designating September 2024 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities that benefit children as well as youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing the efforts made by those charitie...
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2024-07-31
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5677; text: CR S5690)
USSB4765Intro
25%
A bill to reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, to improve access to relative caregivers, and for other purposes.
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2024-07-24
To Senate Finance Committee
USHB9063Intro
25%
To amend subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to promote permanency for youth by strengthening support networks for children, youth, and families at risk of entering the child welfare system.
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2024-07-18
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB9068Intro
25%
To assist States in carrying out projects to expand the child care workforce and child care facilities in the States, and for other purposes.
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2024-07-18
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB9041Intro
25%
To amend section 431 of the Social Security Act to include peer mentoring service programs in the provision of certain services, and for other purposes.
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2024-07-15
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHJR182Intro
25%
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Designated Placement Requirements for LGBTQI plus Children".
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2024-07-10
To House Ways And Means Committee
USSJR101Intro
25%
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Designated Placement Requirements for LGBTQI plus Children.
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2024-07-10
To Senate Finance Committee
USHB8885Intro
25%
To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to create a grant program to promote Federal, State, and local coordination to address substance use needs of families in the child welfare system, in order to improve child well-being and perman...
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2024-06-28
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB8890Intro
25%
To reauthorize the Regional Partnership Grant program under subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for 5 years, and for other purposes.
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2024-06-28
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB8866Intro
25%
To amend subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States, as a condition of Federal support for child welfare services programs, to facilitate access to advocates and advocacy resources for parents in any child welfare ca...
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2024-06-27
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB8813Intro
25%
To amend subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to address child welfare involvement caused by poverty, and for other purposes.
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2024-06-25
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB8815Intro
25%
To amend subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that youth and parents with lived experience in the child welfare system are consulted on policies, ensuring representation and inclusion of their perspectives in State chi...
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2024-06-25
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB8814Intro
25%
To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to establish a competitive grant program to enhance the ability of evidence-based child welfare programs to meet the research standards set by the Family First Prevention Services Clearinghouse, ...
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2024-06-25
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB8798Intro
25%
To amend subpart 2 of part B of the Social Security Act to promote community-based prevention services, and for other purposes.
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2024-06-21
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB8793Intro
25%
To gather data on adoptions from foster care and assess the effectiveness of post-adoption services and resources provided to the families, in order to identify gaps in accessible services and inform strategic investments and improve outcomes for ado...
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2024-06-21
To House Ways And Means Committee
USSB4629Intro
25%
A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), and marital status in the administration and provision of child welfare services, to improve safety, well-being, and permanency for le...
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2024-06-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USHB8743Intro
25%
To amend subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to promote permanency for youth by strengthening support networks for children, youth, and families at risk of entering the child welfare system.
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2024-06-13
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB8745Intro
25%
To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve the monthly caseworker visits program so States can invest in the child welfare workforce ensuring that children in care have access to quality and timely care.
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2024-06-13
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB8733Intro
25%
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to include data on animal abuse in the national clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse and neglect.
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2024-06-13
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHR1295Intro
25%
Expressing support for the designation of Sunday, June 16, 2024, as "Father's Day".
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2024-06-12
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB8713Intro
25%
To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to remove barriers and encourage kinship guardianship, foster, or adoptive placements for children who cannot be safely cared for in their own homes, and for other purposes.
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2024-06-12
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB8643Intro
25%
To amend subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to strengthen State plan requirements to include comprehensive mental health and well-being for children and youth in foster care to ensure their thriving and success.
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2024-06-05
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB8555Intro
25%
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for better protections for children raised in kinship families outside of the foster care system.
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2024-05-23
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USSB4399Intro
25%
A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for better protections for children raised in kinship families outside of the foster care system.
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2024-05-23
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
USSR706Intro
25%
A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care sy...
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2024-05-23
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3899; text: S3890-3891)
USHB8409Intro
25%
To assist parents in locating and utilizing child care that meets individual family needs.
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2024-05-15
To House Ways And Means Committee
USSR679Intro
25%
A resolution expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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2024-05-08
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3626; text: S3599-3600)
USHB8020Intro
25%
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish data on the Unaccompanied Children Program.
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2024-04-16
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB7854Intro
25%
To require schools and child welfare agencies to be notified when an unaccompanied minor is placed in the jurisdiction of such schools and agencies.
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2024-04-02
To House Judiciary Committee
USSB3935Intro
25%
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule, entitled "Safe and Appropriate Foster Care Placement Requirements for Titles IV-E and IV-B".
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2024-03-14
To Senate Finance Committee
USHB7664Intro
25%
To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to expand nondiscrimination protections for children and families and offer greater flexibility to States before petitioning to terminate parental rights, and for other purposes.
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2024-03-13
To House Ways And Means Committee
USSB3884Intro
25%
A bill to establish a grant pilot program to provide child care services for the minor children of law enforcement officers to accommodate the shift work and abnormal work hours of such officers, and to enhance recruitment and retention of such offic...
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2024-03-06
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
USHB2426Intro
25%
To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify obstacles to identifying and responding to reports of children missing from foster care and other vulnerable foster youth, to pro...
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2024-02-13
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 315.
USSB1147Engross
50%
A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for grants in support of training and education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child ...
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2024-02-13
Held at the desk.
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