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bill_id congress bill_type bill_number title policy_area introduced_date ▲ latest_action_date latest_action_text origin_chamber sponsor_name sponsor_state sponsor_party sponsor_bioguide_id cosponsor_count summary_text update_date url
119-s-3862 119 s 3862 Payment Integrity Act Families 2026-02-12 2026-02-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] TX R C001098 3   2026-03-02T15:46:28Z  
119-s-3845 119 s 3845 After Hours Child Care Act Families 2026-02-11 2026-02-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] IN R Y000064 4   2026-03-02T15:51:01Z  
119-s-3802 119 s 3802 Foster Care Stabilization Act of 2026 Families 2026-02-09 2026-02-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] NE R F000463 1   2026-02-27T16:09:33Z  
119-s-3764 119 s 3764 Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2026 Families 2026-02-03 2026-02-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1   2026-02-11T18:27:02Z  
119-s-3644 119 s 3644 Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act Families 2026-01-14 2026-01-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 5   2026-02-10T18:01:46Z  
119-s-3279 119 s 3279 John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act Families 2025-11-20 2025-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] NY D G000555 29   2026-02-04T12:03:15Z  
119-s-3223 119 s 3223 Hospital Adoption Education Act of 2025 Families 2025-11-19 2025-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] OH R H001104 1   2025-12-18T17:06:03Z  
119-s-2939 119 s 2939 Child Care for Every Community Act Families 2025-09-30 2025-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] MA D W000817 9   2025-12-08T17:59:45Z  
119-s-2902 119 s 2902 Hidden Foster Care Transparency Act Families 2025-09-18 2025-09-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 1   2025-12-05T22:50:11Z  
119-s-2828 119 s 2828 Child Care Modernization Act of 2025 Families 2025-09-17 2025-09-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] NE R F000463 3   2025-11-19T12:10:17Z  
119-s-2337 119 s 2337 Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act of 2025 Families 2025-07-17 2025-07-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] NY D G000555 4   2025-09-12T15:01:59Z  
119-s-2295 119 s 2295 Child Care for Working Families Act Families 2025-07-15 2025-07-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] WA D M001111 43   2025-12-05T21:39:54Z  
119-s-2012 119 s 2012 Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2025 Families 2025-06-10 2025-06-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3318) Senate Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] ME R C001035 8   2026-01-10T07:10:09Z  
119-s-1658 119 s 1658 SAFE Home Act Families 2025-05-07 2025-05-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] IN R B001299 1   2025-12-05T22:04:52Z  
119-s-1411 119 s 1411 PROSPECT Act Families 2025-04-10 2025-04-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] NJ D B001288 1   2026-01-10T07:07:58Z  
119-s-1285 119 s 1285 Building Child Care for a Better Future Act Families 2025-04-03 2025-04-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 11   2025-12-05T22:00:17Z  
119-s-851 119 s 851 GUARD Act Families 2025-03-05 2025-03-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] IN R B001299 2   2025-12-05T22:08:56Z  
119-s-846 119 s 846 Child Care Workforce Act Families 2025-03-04 2025-03-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1499-1500) Senate Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] AL R B001319 5   2025-12-05T22:53:00Z  
119-s-600 119 s 600 Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act Families 2025-02-13 2025-02-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 1   2025-07-08T12:47:27Z  
119-s-604 119 s 604 Safe Home Act of 2025 Families 2025-02-13 2025-02-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 1   2025-07-08T12:57:58Z  
119-s-535 119 s 535 Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act Families 2025-02-12 2025-02-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] IN R B001299 0   2025-12-05T22:51:17Z  
119-s-204 119 s 204 Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act Families 2025-01-23 2025-01-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] SC R S001184 5   2025-12-05T22:48:58Z  
119-s-230 119 s 230 Unborn Child Support Act Families 2025-01-23 2025-01-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] ND R C001096 9   2025-12-05T21:46:24Z  
119-s-162 119 s 162 Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025 Families 2025-01-21 2025-01-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] IA R G000386 4   2025-08-05T23:31:13Z  
119-s-169 119 s 169 Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025 Families 2025-01-21 2025-01-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 7   2025-12-05T21:53:15Z  
118-s-5364 118 s 5364 App Store Accountability Act Families 2024-11-20 2024-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] UT R L000577 0   2025-08-20T21:51:32Z  
118-s-5214 118 s 5214 Foster Care Placement Transparency Act Families 2024-09-25 2024-09-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 1   2024-10-17T15:07:35Z  
118-s-4923 118 s 4923 Informing Grandfamilies Act Families 2024-08-01 2024-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 1   2025-05-27T14:12:28Z  
118-s-4967 118 s 4967 Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2024 Families 2024-08-01 2024-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] NE R F000463 6   2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
118-s-4990 118 s 4990 Child Marriage Prevention Act of 2024 Families 2024-08-01 2024-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5782-5786) Senate Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] IL D D000563 2   2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
118-s-4880 118 s 4880 Child Care Workforce Act Families 2024-07-31 2024-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] VA D K000384 1   2025-05-27T14:15:52Z  
118-s-4765 118 s 4765 Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act Families 2024-07-24 2024-07-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 0   2025-05-27T14:16:16Z  
118-s-4629 118 s 4629 John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act Families 2024-06-20 2024-06-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] NY D G000555 43   2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
118-s-4399 118 s 4399 Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act Families 2024-05-23 2024-05-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] NH D H001076 1   2025-05-27T14:16:16Z  
118-s-3935 118 s 3935 Protecting Religious Freedom for Foster Families Act Families 2024-03-14 2024-03-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] KS R M001198 2   2025-12-05T09:22:48Z  
118-s-3884 118 s 3884 Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act of 2024 Families 2024-03-06 2024-03-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] NY D G000555 3   2025-05-27T14:16:16Z  
118-s-3769 118 s 3769 Alternative Pathways to Child Abuse Prevention Act Families 2024-02-08 2024-02-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] NM D L000570 0   2025-05-27T14:16:45Z  
118-s-3774 118 s 3774 Family Strengthening Infrastructure Act of 2024 Families 2024-02-08 2024-02-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] NM D L000570 2   2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
118-s-3622 118 s 3622 Unborn Child Support Act Families 2024-01-18 2024-01-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] ND R C001096 10   2025-12-05T08:27:05Z  
118-s-3571 118 s 3571 Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act Families 2024-01-10 2024-01-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] SC R S001184 8   2025-12-05T09:04:00Z  
118-s-3485 118 s 3485 Supporting Healthy Pregnancy Act of 2023 Families 2023-12-13 2023-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 1   2025-12-05T08:55:37Z  
118-s-3438 118 s 3438 SAFE Home Act Families 2023-12-07 2023-12-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] AR R C001095 0   2025-12-05T09:04:28Z  
118-s-3344 118 s 3344 Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2023 Families 2023-11-27 2023-11-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] SC R S001184 17   2025-12-05T07:59:04Z  
118-s-3332 118 s 3332 Safe Home Act of 2023 Families 2023-11-15 2023-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 1   2025-05-27T14:15:47Z  
118-s-3333 118 s 3333 Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act Families 2023-11-15 2023-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 1   2025-05-27T14:15:52Z  
118-s-3125 118 s 3125 Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2023 Families 2023-10-25 2023-10-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5184-5185; text: CR S5185-5192) Senate Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] ME R C001035 10   2026-01-09T23:26:31Z  
118-s-2836 118 s 2836 Foster Youth Mental Health Act of 2023 Families 2023-09-19 2023-09-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 0   2025-05-27T14:16:45Z  
118-s-2777 118 s 2777 Child Care Stabilization Act Families 2023-09-13 2023-09-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] WA D M001111 38   2025-12-05T08:50:34Z  
118-s-2693 118 s 2693 Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2023 Families 2023-07-27 2023-07-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 1   2025-05-27T14:16:45Z  
118-s-2394 118 s 2394 GUARD Act Families 2023-07-19 2023-07-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] AR R C001095 3   2025-12-05T09:04:58Z  
118-s-2013 118 s 2013 Building Child Care for a Better Future Act Families 2023-06-15 2023-06-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 5   2025-12-05T08:59:25Z  
118-s-1351 118 s 1351 Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act Families 2023-04-27 2024-12-23 Became Public Law No: 118-194. Senate Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] OR D M001176 24   2025-12-05T09:11:04Z  
118-s-1354 118 s 1354 Child Care for Working Families Act Families 2023-04-27 2023-04-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] WA D M001111 42   2025-12-05T08:17:53Z  
118-s-1313 118 s 1313 Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2023 Families 2023-04-26 2023-04-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] IA R G000386 3   2025-12-05T08:31:46Z  
118-s-1146 118 s 1146 Find and Protect Foster Youth Act Families 2023-03-30 2024-09-19 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill. Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 10   2025-12-05T08:45:22Z  
118-s-1147 118 s 1147 Jenna Quinn Law Families 2023-03-30 2024-12-23 Became Public Law No: 118-193. Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 3   2025-12-05T08:26:56Z  
118-s-848 118 s 848 PROSPECT Act Families 2023-03-16 2023-03-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] NJ D B001288 1   2026-01-09T23:17:37Z  
118-s-699 118 s 699 Foster Youth and Driving Act Families 2023-03-08 2023-03-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] NH D H001076 1   2025-12-05T08:51:41Z  
118-s-388 118 s 388 Child Care for Every Community Act Families 2023-02-09 2023-02-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] MA D W000817 10   2025-12-05T08:40:42Z  
118-s-268 118 s 268 Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2023 Families 2023-02-02 2023-02-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 10   2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
118-s-102 118 s 102 Foster Care Stabilization Act of 2023 Families 2023-01-26 2023-01-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] NE R F000463 1   2025-12-05T08:53:51Z  
118-s-73 118 s 73 Helping HANDS for Families Act Families 2023-01-25 2023-01-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 1   2025-12-05T08:28:15Z  
118-s-74 118 s 74 Providing for Life Act of 2023 Families 2023-01-25 2023-01-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 1   2025-12-05T07:59:14Z  
118-s-48 118 s 48 Community Mentors for Moms Act Families 2023-01-24 2023-01-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 0   2025-12-05T08:39:57Z  
117-s-5115 117 s 5115 Helping HANDS for Families Act Families 2022-11-17 2022-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 1 Helping Households And Neighbors Distribute Services for Families Act or the Helping HANDS for Families Act This bill allows states and tribes to use funds to provide an online portal to facilitate the provision of community support for families and children under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families grant program. 2023-11-25T10:54:50Z  
117-s-5069 117 s 5069 Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act Families 2022-10-11 2022-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 0 Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act This bill establishes and modifies certain requirements related to mandatory reporting of suspected and known incidents of child abuse. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for campaigns to educate the public and for training about (1) state child abuse or neglect laws, and (2) the responsibility to report suspected incidents of such abuse or neglect. Further, for a state to be eligible for various grants supporting child abuse or neglect treatment and prevention programs, the state must provide assurances that it has mandatory reporting requirements in place for specified individuals who provide services involving children (e.g., health care providers, school personnel, child care employees, and volunteers). States must (1) provide training to these individuals about reporting abuse, and (2) evaluate the effectiveness of the state's reporting requirements. The bill also revises reporting requirements for child abuse or neglect treatment and prevention grants to include data about changes in the rates of child abuse reporting and child abuse fatalities. 2022-12-29T13:48:57Z  
117-s-5051 117 s 5051 Foster Youth and Driving Act Families 2022-09-29 2022-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] NH D H001076 1 Foster Youth and Driving Act This bill expands state foster care and adoption assistance programs to provide driving preparation assistance to foster youth and related training for foster parents. The bill further directs assistance to states and tribal organizations for age-appropriate foster youth to, among other things, obtain automobile insurance, complete driver's education, obtain a driver's license, and purchase a vehicle. 2023-03-30T16:15:20Z  
117-s-4916 117 s 4916 Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022 Families 2022-09-21 2022-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 6 Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and expands programs for runaway, homeless, and disconnected youth, including resources and services to support youth victims of human trafficking and youth at risk of being trafficked. 2023-07-31T16:30:25Z  
117-s-4868 117 s 4868 Providing for Life Act Families 2022-09-15 2022-09-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 0 Providing for Life Act This bill revises various programs and supports for families and children related to taxes, health, and other benefits. First, the bill increases the child tax credit to a maximum of $3,500 per child ($4,500 per child under the age of six) and makes permanent the increased income threshold over which the credit phases out. The bill further eliminates the federal deduction for certain state and local taxes (SALT deduction) and makes the adoption tax credit refundable. The bill allows parents to use a portion of their Social Security benefits for up to three months of paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child. Additionally, the bill requires Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to cooperate with states in establishing child support orders. It also provides additional workforce training for noncustodial parents with child support obligations. States must establish requirements for the biological father of a child to pay, at the mother's request, at least 50% of reasonable out-of-pocket medical expenses associated with the mother's pregnancy and delivery. The bill requires institutions of higher education to provide students with certain information about the resources and services (excluding abortion services) available to pregnant students. Additionally, the bill provides grants for community-based maternal mentoring programs and for pregnancy resource centers that do not provide abortions; requires the Department of Health and Human Services to publish a website with specified pregnancy-related information; and extends from one to two years the postpartum benefit eligibility period under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). 2023-08-22T14:45:31Z  
117-s-4761 117 s 4761 Community Mentors for Moms Act Families 2022-08-03 2022-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 0 Community Mentors for Moms Act This bill requires the Health Resources & Services Administration to make grants for demonstration projects that provide community-based maternal mentoring, which may include dedicated individual mentors and networks of peer and community support groups. 2023-11-25T08:12:42Z  
117-s-4762 117 s 4762 Foster Care Stabilization Act of 2022 Families 2022-08-03 2022-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] NE R F000463 1 Foster Care Stabilization Act of 2022 This bill requires the Administration for Children and Families to award demonstration grants to foster care stabilization agencies to improve services for foster youth awaiting placement and for other emergency assistance. 2023-11-25T04:35:37Z  
117-s-4725 117 s 4725 Data-Driven Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention Act of 2022 Families 2022-08-02 2022-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] IA R G000386 2 Data-Driven Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention Act of 2022 This bill requires state plans for child welfare services to provide for the development and implementation of a family partnership plan to improve foster care placement stability, increase rates of kinship placements, and align the racial and ethnic composition of foster and adoptive families with that of children in need of homes. 2023-03-08T20:12:49Z  
117-s-4675 117 s 4675 Improving Early Childhood Data Systems Act Families 2022-07-28 2022-07-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] NH D H001076 1 Improving Early Childhood Data Systems Act This bill provides grants to states to improve the data systems that assist families seeking child care assistance. 2023-08-22T14:45:31Z  
117-s-4512 117 s 4512 Unborn Child Support Act Families 2022-07-13 2022-07-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] ND R C001096 10 Unborn Child Support Act This bill requires states to apply child support obligations to the time period during pregnancy. This requirement is applicable retroactively based on a court order at the request of the pregnant parent and a determination by a physician of the month during which the child was conceived. Existing state requirements are applicable to these obligations, such as proof of parenthood. 2022-12-29T18:33:46Z  
117-s-4502 117 s 4502 Supporting the Well-Being and Mental Health of Grandfamilies Act Families 2022-07-11 2022-07-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 1 Supporting the Well-Being and Mental Health of Grandfamilies Act This bill extends the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren for four additional years and limits the number of nonfederal members serving on the council to 10. 2023-08-10T19:45:22Z  
117-s-4489 117 s 4489 Grandfamilies Act of 2022 Families 2022-06-23 2022-06-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 3 Grandfamilies Act of 2022 This bill expands access to specified programs for children living with grandparents or other family members who are not their legal guardian. Specifically, the bill provides that a child of a relative eligible for Old-Age and Survivors Insurance benefits is eligible for such benefit payments if that child (1) began living with such relative before age 18, (2) receives at least 50% of their support from such relative, and (3) has lived with such relative pursuant to a court order for at least 12 months. Additionally, the bill revises the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) eligibility requirements for children living with specified caretaker relatives. First, the bill lessens the requirement for TANF applicants to assign their rights to child support when such assignment may impact the likelihood of reunifying the child with their noncustodial parent, such as where the noncustodial parent is working to gain financial stability so they may reunify with their child. Further, when a child, but not the caretaker relative, receives TANF benefits (i.e., child-only cases), or if the caretaker relative is 55 or older, the bill (1) excludes such caretaker’s income from that child’s eligibility determination, (2) removes the 5-year cap on assistance, and (3) exempts such caretaker relatives from TANF work requirements. The bill also (1) encourages states to enact temporary guardianship laws, (2) provides grants for state plans to support caretaker relatives, and (3) requires the Administration for Community Living to provide grants for establishing cross-sector partnerships that support families with caretaker relatives. 2022-12-29T17:48:33Z  
117-s-4443 117 s 4443 Informing Grandfamilies Act Families 2022-06-22 2022-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 3 Informing Grandfamilies Act This bill requires states to notify kinship caregivers (e.g., grandparents or other relatives caring for a minor child) about (1) the care and placement options under federal, state, and local laws; (2) the requirements to become a foster family home; (3) whether the state has elected to make guardianship assistance payments; and (4) other policies under the state program that may assist such caregivers. 2022-12-29T17:48:34Z  
117-s-3907 117 s 3907 Find and Protect Foster Youth Act Families 2022-03-23 2022-03-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 8 Find and Protect Foster Youth Act This bill requires the Office of the Administration for Children & Families to evaluate the protocols that states have developed to comply with the reporting requirements for locating a child missing from foster care. Additionally, the administration, through the Children's Bureau, must provide states, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia with information, advice, educational materials, and technical assistance relating to eliminating identified obstacles to identifying and responding to children missing from foster care and other vulnerable foster youth and providing such children and youth with effective services. 2022-12-29T22:33:29Z  
117-s-3899 117 s 3899 Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2022 Families 2022-03-22 2022-03-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] SC R S001184 14 Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and expands programs and services under the Child Care and Development Fund. The bill expands eligibility to include families earning not more than 150% of the state medium income if the state provides an appropriate opportunity for families earning not more than 85% of the state median income to receive services. Additionally, the bill provides grants for states to expand the supply and capacity of child care providers. 2022-12-29T22:33:29Z  
117-s-3078 117 s 3078 Continued State Flexibility to Assist Older Foster Youth Act Families 2021-10-26 2021-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] MI D S000770 1 Continued State Flexibility To Assist Older Foster Youth Act This bill temporarily extends certain flexibilities for states to assist older youth in foster care during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes expanding through FY2022 eligibility for services until a child reaches age 27 and suspending until December 31, 2021, certain education and training requirements. 2022-12-30T07:48:45Z  
117-s-2881 117 s 2881 Guardianship Accountability Act of 2021 Families 2021-09-28 2021-09-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] ME R C001035 2 Guardianship Accountability Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a National Resource Center on Guardianship for the publication of resources and data relating to court-determined adult guardianships. Further, HHS must award at least 5% of certain grant funds for state programs related to overseeing the administration of court-appointed guardian arrangements. 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z  
117-s-2638 117 s 2638 Family Strengthening Infrastructure Act of 2021 Families 2021-08-05 2021-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] NM D L000570 1 Family Strengthening Infrastructure Act of 2021 This bill provides additional funding through FY2031 for state and community-based child abuse prevention and treatment programs. 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z  
117-s-2167 117 s 2167 National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act Families 2021-06-22 2021-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] NY D G000555 1 National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study ActThis bill requires The Department of Health and Human Services to establish a methodology for researched-based home study and to award grants for demonstration projects for states to adopt such methodology in the evaluation of prospective foster and adoptive parents. Such methodology must incorporate specified data-collection tools including, among others, (1) uniform, closed-ended questions; (2) a rating system to report findings; (3) a guidance document for practitioners; and (4) ongoing training for home-study personnel. 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z  
117-s-1922 117 s 1922 Supporting Families Act Families 2021-05-27 2021-05-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] CO D H000273 0 Supporting Families Act This bill modifies the Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention grant program to provide for the use of such funds for parent support and education programs that build protective factors linked to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z  
117-s-1927 117 s 1927 CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2021 Families 2021-05-27 2021-11-15 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165. Senate Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] WA D M001111 5 CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2021 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2027 state and community-based child abuse and prevention grants programs, supports for adoption and foster care, and other programs addressing child abuse and neglect. 2023-01-11T13:49:58Z  
117-s-1842 117 s 1842 Building Child Care for a Better Future Act Families 2021-05-26 2021-05-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 5 Building Child Care for a Better Future Act This bill (1) increases funding for child care assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, and (2) funds grants to support access to child care in areas of particular need. 2023-01-11T13:50:01Z  
117-s-1848 117 s 1848 John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act Families 2021-05-26 2021-05-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] NY D G000555 46 John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act This bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or religion in the provision of child welfare programs and services by entities receiving federal funding. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must provide technical assistance to help states follow this requirement, including (1) guidance for bringing state laws into compliance, (2) developing training to increase cultural competency related to social identity, and (3) training for judges and attorneys involved in child welfare cases, among other supports. Additionally, HHS must establish the National Resource Center on Safety, Well-Being, Placement Stability, and Permanency for LGBTQ Children and Youth Involved with Child Welfare Services to provide training, technical assistance, and guidance to applicable state and local agencies and service providers. Further, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act may not be the basis for challenging the application or enforcement of this bill. The Government Accountability Office must study and report on states' compliance with the requirements of the bill no later than three years after enactment. 2023-01-11T13:50:01Z  
117-s-1741 117 s 1741 Alternative Pathways to Child Abuse Prevention Act Families 2021-05-20 2021-05-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] NM D L000570 0 Alternative Pathways to Child Abuse Prevention Act This bill modifies certain child abuse prevention and treatment programs to expand the availability of alternative pathways of preventive, family-centered services and reduce the number of families referred to child protective services. 2023-03-08T20:12:49Z  
117-s-1540 117 s 1540 Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act Families 2021-05-10 2021-05-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] NH D H001076 1 Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act This bill expands the activities and functions of child welfare programs that support kinship caregiving (i.e., grandparents or other extended family members that provide child caregiving). The bill also expands grants programs for preventing child abuse to prioritize and support the needs of such kinship families. 2023-01-11T13:49:25Z  
117-s-1483 117 s 1483 Child Abuse Death Disclosure Act Families 2021-04-29 2021-04-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] OH D B000944 1 Child Abuse Death Disclosure Act This bill requires states receiving child welfare grants to report specified information about child deaths from maltreatment. Specifically, multidisciplinary teams from within the child welfare system in each state must make a finding concerning the causes of each child fatality during the annual review period; submit such findings to the Child Death Review Case Reporting System; develop recommendations to prevent future child deaths from maltreatment; submit annual reports with this information to the state’s governor and legislature; and if the number of child deaths in a state exceeds an established threshold, submit a report to the Children’s Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families. Further, the Children’s Bureau must promulgate rules establishing standardized definitions for states to use in such reporting. 2023-01-11T13:49:04Z  
117-s-1497 117 s 1497 Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act Families 2021-04-29 2021-04-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2363) Senate Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] VA D K000384 1 Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act This bill expands programs that prevent and treat child abuse and neglect to address issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth. Specifically, these programs include (1) research and reporting requirements, (2) providing technical assistance, (3) grants to states and local agencies to train child-welfare personnel, and (4) community-based prevention-service grants, among others. 2023-01-11T13:49:04Z  
117-s-1398 117 s 1398 Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act Families 2021-04-27 2021-04-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] MA D W000817 7 Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act This bill provides funds to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for an affordable child care and early learning program. Children who are at least six weeks of age but not yet required to attend school may participate in the program regardless of family income, disability status, citizenship status, or employment of a family member. Under the program, HHS must support sponsors (e.g., states, local governments, tribal organizations, and nonprofit community organizations) that provide child care and early learning services for families. Families must pay a subsidized fee, based on their income, for the services. The fees are waived for children from families with incomes below 200% of the poverty line. The fees are capped at 7% of a family's income regardless of the family's income level. 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z  
117-s-1360 117 s 1360 Child Care for Working Families Act Families 2021-04-22 2021-04-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] WA D M001111 36 Child Care for Working Families Act This bill provides funds and otherwise revises certain child care and early learning programs for low- to moderate-income families. Specifically, the bill provides funds for the Child Care and Development Block Grant program and reestablishes it as a child care and development assistance program. The bill also allocates program funds for states to provide services and supports to infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities. Further, the bill revises the program to require each state to create a tiered and transparent system for measuring the quality of child care providers, which must include evidence-based standards and payment rates that are based on a certain cost estimation model; ensure that copayments are based on a sliding scale and that no family receiving assistance pays more than 7% of its household income on child care; and use quality child care amounts for certain activities, such as increasing the supply of child care providers. The bill also provides funds and establishes grants for states to create preschool programs for low- to moderate-income children between the ages of three and five years. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must make grants to Head Start agencies to provide children with access to full-school-year and full-school-day services, provide access to additional service hours for migrant and seasonal agencies, or enhance the quality of existing services. Finally, the bill requires, and provides funds for, HHS to assist Head Start agencies with ensuring their teachers and staff are paid a living wage. 2023-01-11T13:49:10Z  
117-s-1275 117 s 1275 Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021 Families 2021-04-21 2021-07-27 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 108. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 1 Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021 This bill modifies, expands, and reauthorizes through FY2026 the Family Violence and Prevention Services program, which funds emergency shelters and supports related assistance for victims of domestic violence. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants and enter cooperative agreements with state and tribal domestic violence coalitions, and community-based organizations, to support prevention services. Depending on the type of organization, grant recipients must use funding to (1) provide technical assistance; (2) promote evidence-informed prevention strategies; and (3) implement coordinated, community responses to reduce risk factors for family violence. Further, HHS must award specified grants to organizations that provide population-specific services in underserved communities and to community-based organizations that provide culturally specific domestic violence services to racial and ethnic minority groups. In addition, the bill modifies certain program-wide definitions and makes other technical revisions. 2023-03-08T20:12:44Z  
117-s-886 117 s 886 National Child Abuse Help Hotline Act of 2021 Families 2021-03-22 2021-03-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1674-1675) Senate Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] ME R C001035 1 National Child Abuse Help Hotline Act of 2021 This bill provides for a grant to establish and operate a National Child Abuse Hotline that makes available assistance and information services 24 hours a day to victims of child abuse or neglect, their families, caregivers, and individuals required by law to report suspected child abuse or neglect. The Department of Health and Human Services may award the grant to a nonprofit entity with experience operating a hotline and providing such assistance and support. 2023-01-11T13:47:37Z  
117-s-734 117 s 734 Jenna Quinn Law Families 2021-03-11 2022-08-05 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 5 Jenna Quinn Law This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants for evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs. The grants may be awarded for a period of up to five years. The bill also requires the HHS Office of Inspector General to report on expenditures under the program. 2023-03-08T20:12:44Z  
117-s-639 117 s 639 Grandfamilies Technical Assistance Center Act Families 2021-03-09 2021-03-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 0 Grandfamilies Technical Assistance Center Act This bill provides additional FY2021 funding for the Administration for Community Living to establish a National Technical Assistance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families. The center must provide technical assistance to government agencies, nonprofits, and other community-based organizations that support kinship caregiver families. The focus must be on families in which the primary caregiver is 55 years or older or the child has one or more disabilities. 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z  
117-s-503 117 s 503 PARENTS Act of 2021 Families 2021-03-01 2021-07-28 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 2 Providing Adequate Resources to Enhance Needed Time with Sons and daughters Act of 2021 or the PARENTS Act of 2021 This bill expands the use of federal incentive payments to states under the Child Support Enforcement Program to include establishing agreements for how much time a child spends with each parent as agreed to by the parents under a child support or medical support order. Generally, the incentive payments program provides funding based on a state's performance measures related to (1) establishing paternity, (2) the number of cases with child support orders in place, (3) the collection of current and past-due support payments, and (4) cost-effectiveness. 2023-01-11T13:47:51Z  
117-s-462 117 s 462 Emergency Funding for Child Protection Act Families 2021-02-25 2021-02-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 7 Emergency Funding for Child Protection Act This bill funds additional grants to states for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, states may use such grants to expand services, provide support to community-based organizations, purchase emergency supplies, and provide temporary direct payments to families caring for children under protective services supervision that are awaiting approval for government assistance, among other uses. The bill does not require states to match funding under these grants. The bill also provides funding to operate and expand the national child abuse hotline. 2023-01-11T13:46:30Z  
117-s-397 117 s 397 Safe Home Act of 2021 Families 2021-02-23 2021-02-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 1 Safe Home Act of 2021This bill makes unregulated custody transfers a form of child abuse and neglect under federal child-welfare law. Specifically, an unregulated custody transfer occurs when a child is placed with a non-relative or otherwise unfamiliar adult, with the intention of severing the parental or guardian relationship with the child, without reasonably ensuring the child's safety, and without legally transferring parental or guardian rights. The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to (1) report on the causes, effects, and prevalence of unregulated custody transfers; (2) develop policy recommendations for preventing such transfers; and (3) issue guidance to the states. 2023-03-08T20:11:56Z  

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