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| 100-hr-5569 | 100 | hr | 5569 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-10-21 | 1988-12-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] | VT | R | J000072 | 0 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1988 - Title I: Better Child Care Services - Makes eligible for services under this title children: (1) who are less than 13 years of age; (2) whose family income does not exceed 115 percent of the State median income for a family of the same size; and (3) who either reside with a parent or parents who are working, seeking employment, or enrolled in a job training or educational program, or reside with a parent or parents not thus described and receive or need to receive protective services. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out this title. Reserves specified amounts for certain U.S. territories and possessions and for certain programs for Indian children. Sets forth a formula for allotments to States based on numbers of children under age five, numbers of children eligible for free or reduced price lunches under the school lunch program, and per capita income. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make grants to applicant Indian tribes or tribal organizations for programs and activities under this title for the benefit of Indian children. Directs the Secretary, in determining whether to approve a tribal grant application, to consider: (1) the tribe's codes, regulations, and cultural factors, as well as applicable State licensing and regulatory requirements, in establishing standards for such programs; and (2) the availability of child care services provided by the State in accordance with this title. Requires coordination between tribal and State programs under this title. Includes among lead agency duties the establishment of several local advisory councils that collectively represent the entire geographical area in the State. Sets forth requirements relating to such local advisory councils. Requires States to submit, in order to qualify for assistance under this title, an application and plan to the Secretary. Requires each plan to cover a five-year period and to meet specified requirements for providers of … | 2025-08-28T20:05:04Z | |
| 100-s-2915 | 100 | s | 2915 | A bill to make certain minor and technical amendments to the Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption, and Family Services Act of 1988. | Families | 1988-10-19 | 1988-10-21 | Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendment to Senate bill. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Makes technical and other amendments to the Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption, and Family Services Act of 1988. Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require that priority for discretionary research and demonstration grants be given to activities related to the identification and prevention of child abuse and neglect. Makes technical revisions to such Act with respect to specified provisions for grants and contracts, extensions of waivers of certain requirements for States, grants and technical assistance to States for programs for disabled infants with life-threatening conditions, and authorizations of appropriations. Replaces a reference to the Office of Human Development Services with a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Department responsible for administration of the program under such Act. Amends title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to provide that such title may be cited as the Adoption Opportunities Act. Amends the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to raise from $150,000 to $200,000 the maximum amount which any one family violence shelter may receive under a demonstration grants program. | 2021-06-10T22:30:41Z | |
| 100-hr-5526 | 100 | hr | 5526 | Quality Child Care Demonstration Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-10-13 | 1988-12-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] | CA | R | L000020 | 1 | Quality Child Care Demonstration Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to not more than 25 eligible public agencies and private entities, in urban and rural areas, to administer child development models to increase the quality and availability of child care services. Defines "child development model" to mean, with respect to child care services, an entity capable of providing training and on-going assistance to satellites that provide child care services to such children or exceptional children, and which is either: (1) a child care development center that provides child care services at a single site (or at multiple sites in reasonably close proximity) to infants, toddlers, preschool children, and school-age children; or (2) a high quality child care program capable of recruiting, training, supporting, and monitoring family child care providers. Sets forth grant application and program requirements. Sets forth evaluation and reporting requirements for grant recipients. Directs the Secretary to report by April 1, 1991, to the Congress on such program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 and 1991 to carry out this Act. | 2025-08-28T20:07:37Z | |
| 100-hr-5508 | 100 | hr | 5508 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-10-12 | 1988-12-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] | VT | R | J000072 | 0 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1988 - Title I: Better Child Care Services - Makes eligible for services under this title children: (1) who are less than 13 years of age; (2) whose family income does not exceed 115 percent of the State median income for a family of the same size; and (3) who either reside with a parent or parents who are working, seeking employment, or enrolled in a job training or educational program, or reside with a parent or parents not thus described and receive or need to receive protective services. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out this title. Reserves specified amounts for certain U.S. territories and possessions and for certain programs for Indian children. Sets forth a formula for allotments to States based on numbers of children under age five, numbers of children eligible for free or reduced price lunches under the school lunch program, and per capita income. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make grants to applicant Indian tribes or tribal organizations for programs and activities under this title for the benefit of Indian children. Directs the Secretary, in determining whether to approve a tribal grant application, to consider: (1) the tribe's codes, regulations, and cultural factors, as well as applicable State licensing and regulatory requirements, in establishing standards for such programs; and (2) the availability of child care services provided by the State in accordance with this title. Requires coordination between tribal and State programs under this title. Includes among lead agency duties the establishment of several local advisory councils that collectively represent the entire geographical area in the State. Sets forth requirements relating to such local advisory councils. Requires States to submit, in order to qualify for assistance under this title, an application and plan to the Secretary. Requires each plan to cover a five-year period and to meet specified requirements for providers of … | 2025-08-28T20:06:17Z | |
| 100-s-2864 | 100 | s | 2864 | Kids and Infants Deductible Care Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-10-05 | 1988-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Karnes, David K. [R-NE] | NE | R | K000011 | 0 | Kids and Infants Deductible Care Act of 1988 - Title I: Kidcare Refundable Tax Credit - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a refundable income tax credit of up to $2,400 per dependent per year for child care expenses with respect to each dependent child under the age of six residing in the household. Establishes the credit percentage at 50 percent, progressively reduced (but not below 20 percent) as a taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $10,000. Increases the credit to 65 percent in the case of an unmarried working parent. Limits the amount of child care expenses subject to the credit to one-third of the taxpayer's earned income. Disallows application of the credit: (1) in connection with child care expenses at overnight camps; and (2) with respect to taxpayers eligible for the earned income credit. Title II: Child Care Liability - Part A: Child Care Liability Reform - Applies this part to any civil action, except for intentional torts, in any State or Federal court, against any child care provider complying with the licensing or accreditation requirements of the State in which the provider is located. Makes joint and several liability inapplicable, except for concerted actions. Provides for the reduction of damages awards when there are collateral sources of compensation. Sets forth standards and procedures for awarding punitive damages. Provides that nonprofit corporations or local educational agencies are not liable for damages in any civil action (to which this part applies) brought against a separate child care-providing corporation or business organization of which they are the parent or majority owners. Encourages States to establish expedited and simplified procedures under which nonprofit organizations and local educational agencies may inexpensively and quickly incorporate or otherwise organize such entities as separate child care providers. Part B: Child Care Liability Risk Retention Group - Authorizes any State to assist in the establishment and operation of a chi… | 2025-08-28T20:08:04Z | |
| 100-hr-5353 | 100 | hr | 5353 | Family Preservation Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-09-23 | 1988-10-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Coats, Daniel [R-IN-4] | IN | R | C000542 | 42 | Family Preservation Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible organizations to establish family preservation programs to provide assistance to families in order to prevent the placement of children under 18 years old in foster care. Sets forth eligibility requirements for applicant organizations. Requires all of the following assistance to be offered under such programs: (1) clothing, cleaning and housing locator services, family counseling services, services designed to improve communication skills; and (2) referrals to other organizations and State agencies. Directs the Secretary to: (1) give preference to applicants located in areas with the highest percentages of children in foster care; and (2) ensure that grants are made to eligible applicants in locations which reflect a diversity of geographical areas. Directs the Secretary to make such grants as follows: (1) ten grants in a specified amount to eligible applicants in ten different geographical areas for training and technical assistance in development of programs to provide families such goods and services in order to prevent placement of children in foster care; and (2) implementation grants to such ten grantees, in specified total and single maximum amounts. Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract with a selected organization for a study and report on the effectiveness of programs receiving such grants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for such grants and such study. | 2025-08-28T20:08:14Z | |
| 100-hr-5359 | 100 | hr | 5359 | A bill to make grants to private nonprofit community-based organizations to prevent and reduce the participation of juveniles in the activities of gangs that commit crimes. | Families | 1988-09-23 | 1988-10-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Coats, Daniel [R-IN-4] | IN | R | C000542 | 41 | Authorizes the Administrator of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to make grants to private community-based organizations for activities for prevention or reduction of the participation of juveniles in the activities of gangs that commit crimes. Sets forth eligibility and application requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 to carry out this Act. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hr-5365 | 100 | hr | 5365 | Family Support Centers Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-09-23 | 1988-10-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Coats, Daniel [R-IN-4] | IN | R | C000542 | 41 | Family Support Centers Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible organizations to improve the quality and availability of health, family, and preschool services for families with one or more children under age 13. Sets forth eligibility requirements for organizations. Requires that such organizations be located in or in a reasonable proximity to a high risk area, i.e. an area with a significantly high rate of: (1) infant mortality; (2) teenage pregnancy; or (3) high school dropouts. Requires organizations receiving grants to offer at least five of the following services at locations convenient to the local community (for example, in a housing project, a community center, or a building occupied by a religious organization): (1) prenatal and postnatal care; (2) nutritional lunches; (3) on-site nurse practitioner services; (4) family drop-in center; (5) Head Start program; (6) parenting education services;(7) drug abuse prevention services; (8) family-based child care services; (9) center-based child care services; (10) after-school care for children under age 13; and (11) other services which the Secretary shall specify in regulations. Directs the Secretary to give primary consideration, in selecting grantees, to the location or locations at which the organization provides services to the local community. Sets limitations on: (1) the total monetary amount of all such grants; (2) the maximum percentage of project start-up costs which may be covered; and (3) the maximum amount per grantee. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY 1989. | 2025-08-28T20:08:43Z | |
| 100-hconres-362 | 100 | hconres | 362 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Labor, in cooperation with the ACTION Agency, should publicize and promote projects under the retired senior volunteer program and the older American community service employment program that encourage and recruit older individuals to provide child care services in community-based child care centers. | Families | 1988-09-09 | 1988-10-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] | MD | R | B000392 | 49 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Labor, in cooperation with the ACTION Agency, should publicize and promote projects under the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and the Older American Community Service Employment Program that encourage and recruit older individuals to provide child care services in community-based child care centers. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-s-2741 | 100 | s | 2741 | Partnerships in Child Care Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-08-11 | 1988-08-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Partnerships in Child Care Act of 1988 - Amends title XX (Grants to States for Services) of the Social Security Act to establish a Child Care Grant Program (Program) under which States receive allotments, varying in size among States on the basis of the number of children under age 15 residing with families in each of the States, covering 75 percent of the costs of creating new child care programs and expanding and improving existing child care services. Authorizes the use of such funds in promoting public partnerships with private child care entities. Authorizes appropriations for the Program for FY 1989 through 1991. Requires States to designate a State agency which will administer the funds provided pursuant to this Act and coordinate programs and services that are assisted with such funding with the child care services of other State and local agencies. Sets forth State grant application requirements, including that States: (1) describe the activities that will be implemented with such grants; (2) use no more than ten percent of their allocations for administrative expenses; (3) ensure that all eligible child care providers are registered or licensed in conformance with State and local regulatory standards; (4) report annually to the Secretary on the services and programs created or assisted with such grants; and (5) give priority to child care programs that serve low-income areas. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the child and dependent care tax credit from 30 to 40 percent reduced by two percent (but not below 20 percent) for each $2,000 by which the taxpayer's income exceeds $12,000. Makes 75 percent of such credit refundable in advance for taxpayers whose income does not exceed $32,000. Prohibits credits for child care services which are provided outside the taxpayer's household and do not comply with all applicable State or local laws and regulations. Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services a Coordinator of Child Care who is to be appointed by, and serve at the pl… | 2025-08-28T20:08:53Z | |
| 100-s-2730 | 100 | s | 2730 | Kids in Day-Care Services Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-08-10 | 1988-08-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] | CA | R | W000607 | 1 | Kids in Day-Care Services Act of 1988 - Title I: Dependent Care Planning and Development Program - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to add a new subtitle B, Dependent Care Planning and Development Program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1992 for allotments to States under such program. Sets forth State allotment formulas based on population, weighted by relative per capita income. Sets the Federal share of program costs at 75 percent and the State share at 25 percent. Requires States to use allotment funds to make grants to eligible entities for authorized projects. Defines eligible entity as: (1) a unit of State or local government; (2) a local education agency; (3) a nonprofit tax-exempt organization; (4) a professional employee association; (5) a consortium of small businesses; (6) an institution of higher education; (7) a hospital or health care facility; (8) a family care provider; and (9) any public, private, or nonprofit entity that the State considers able and appropriate. Defines eligible families as those with one or more children under age 13 and with a family income not exceeding the State median. Authorizes use of program grants for projects for: (1) provision of child care services through various programs, including a certificate or voucher program for eligible families; (2) existing State child care programs consistent with the purposes of this Act; (3) community or neighborhood child care centers, including renovation of public buildings for such purposes; (4) after-school child care programs; (5) recruitment and training of senior citizens to serve as child care providers; (6) child care programs for children of migrant workers; (7) grants or loans to fund start-up costs of onsite child care offered by small business concerns; (8) training of child care providers; (9) temporary care of children who are sick and unable to attend child care programs in which they are enrolled; or (10) other purposes consistent with this Act. Pr… | 2025-08-28T20:06:33Z | |
| 100-s-2690 | 100 | s | 2690 | Family and Community-Centered Child Care Options Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-08-05 | 1988-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 1 | Family and Community-Centered Child Care Options Act of 1988 - Title I: Child Care Grant Programs - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make grants to States to pay the Federal share of the cost of making child care grants under the following school-based, coalition demonstration, and project programs. Establishes a school-based child care grants program for demonstration projects conducted in existing elementary and secondary school buildings, including projects for: (1) on-site child care for children ages three through 12; (2) a fee-scale family support system for parents of new-born infants; and (3) support for local family day care providers. Sets the Federal share at 90 percent for the first year and 75 percent for each subsequent year, and allots a specified amount for such program. Establishes a coalition demonstration grants program to pay startup costs incurred by nonprofit entities, and small businesses with fewer than 30 employees, that collaborate to establish child care. Sets the Federal share at 60 percent for each fiscal year, and allots a specified amount for such program. Establishes a child care project grants program to: (1) upgrade child care programs to meet State and local licensing standards; (2) train and provide technical assistance to day care providers to meet such standards; (3) promote improved standards and training for infant care; (4) provide educational services in health, nutrition, and child abuse prevention for day care providers and parents; (5) provide grants for schools to establish or expand afterschool activities for fifth through eighth grade students, targeted at disadvantaged students and subject to income standards; (6) equip child care facilities to meet the special needs of handicapped or sick children through equipment and personnel training; (7) provide startup and upgrade costs for State Resource and Referral Centers; and (8) provide child care assistance through certificate programs or scholarships that enable low-income… | 2025-08-28T20:06:53Z | |
| 100-s-2660 | 100 | s | 2660 | Homeless Youth Transitional Living Act | Families | 1988-07-27 | 1988-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 1 | Homeless Youth Transitional Living Act - Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and provide technical assistance to public and nonprofit private entities to establish and operate transitional living youth projects for homeless youth. Authorizes appropriations for such grant program for FY 1989 through 1992. Prohibits such funding unless the aggregate amount appropriated for a fiscal year for the runaway and homeless youth grant program exceeds a specified amount. Includes such projects under provisions for information assistance to potential grantees and for lease of surplus Federal facilities. Sets forth eligibility and reporting requirements. | 2025-08-28T20:06:44Z | |
| 100-hr-4999 | 100 | hr | 4999 | Child Care and Nutrition Enhancement Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-07-07 | 1988-08-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] | MN | D | P000215 | 0 | Child Care and Nutrition Enhancement Act of 1988 - Title I: Child Care Grant Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make formula grants to States for authorized child care related activities under an approved State plan. Authorizes the Secretary to make competitive grants to eligible child care providers for such authorized activities under an approved application. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991 to carry out this Act (with a separate amount authorized for competitive grants). Directs the Secretary to reserve a portion of such funds for payments to specified U.S. territories and possessions. Directs the Secretary to allot the remainder to each State according to a formula based on the number of single parents and dual-earner family members with children under age 13. Sets forth requirements for use of most recent data and for reallotment. Defines eligible providers as: (1) local governments; (2) local educational agencies; (3) nonprofit organizations, including certain tax-exempt organizations; (4) professional or employee organizations; (5) consortia of small businesses; (6) institutions of higher education; (7) hospitals or health facilities; (8) family child care providers who would qualify for assistance under the Child Care Food Program under the National School Lunch Act; or (9) entities which the State determines are able and appropriate to carry out a project assisted under this title. Authorizes use of grants under this title for: (1) provision of child care services to low- and moderate-income parents (including use of appropriate fee schedules); (2) resource and referral centers (including information, training, and recruitment activities); (3) programs to increase child care slots for infants, handicapped children, and minority children; (4) neighborhood child care centers, after-school child care programs, and startup costs of onsite child care at small businesses; (5) recruitment and training of senior citizens to serve as child ca… | 2025-08-28T20:06:41Z | |
| 100-s-2620 | 100 | s | 2620 | Family Choice Tax Allowance for Small Children Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-07-07 | 1988-07-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 2 | Family Choice Tax Allowance for Small Children Act of 1988 - Title I: Credits for Families with Young Children - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a refundable income tax credit for each dependent child under the age of five. Establishes the credit percentage at: (1) 15 percent for a single qualified dependent; and (2) ten percent for each additional qualified dependent. Reduces the credit percentage (credit minimum is $700 per qualified dependent) for taxpayers whose earned income exceeds $8,000. Disallows the credit to taxpayers having earned income exceeding $30,000. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe tables for determining the credit amount. Provides for the phase-in of higher credit amounts, beginning in FY 1993, if Congress meets total budget outlay limitations of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Provides for advance tax credit payments by employers to employees who provide certification of eligibility. Requires taxpayers to file information returns to reflect such payments. Disallows: (1) the earned income tax credit to taxpayers eligible for the young child tax credit; and (2) application of the dependent care credit in connection with a dependent child under the age of five. Title II: Child Care Liability - Part A: Child Care Liability Reform - Applies this part to any civil action, except for intentional torts, in any State or Federal court, against any child care provider complying with the licensing or accreditation requirements of the State in which the provider is located. Makes joint and several liability inapplicable, except for concerted actions. Provides for reduction of damages awards when there are collateral sources of compensation. Sets forth standards and procedures for award of punitive or exemplary damages. Provides that nonprofit corporations or local educational agencies are not liable for damages in any civil action (to which this part applies) brought against a separate child care-providing corporation or business organization of … | 2025-08-28T20:09:08Z | |
| 100-hconres-329 | 100 | hconres | 329 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should call a White House Conference on Children and Youth in 1990. | Families | 1988-07-06 | 1988-08-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | H000547 | 25 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should call a White House Conference on Youth and Children in 1990. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-s-2546 | 100 | s | 2546 | Choices in Child Care Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-06-21 | 1988-06-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 2 | Choices in Child Care Act of 1988 - Title I: Supplemental Child Care Assistance for Low-Income Working Parents - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to the States to provide certificates to eligible individuals for child care services. Sets out eligibility criteria, including a requirement that a State submit a plan detailing its program for child care services for low-income children under 14 to enable family members to work or to participate in employment training programs. Prescribes the process for review of applications, reimbursement procedures, and reporting requirements in connection with the program. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Block Grants to States for Activities Relating to Dependent Care Services - Amends the State Dependent Care Development Grants Act to increase the FY 1989 amount authorized for grants to States for dependent care services and to authorize FY 1990 through 1993 appropriations. Restructures the block grants program for dependent care services, enumerating a wide range of permissible uses for allotments paid to States under the program. Includes such activities as loans to establish child care services to school-age children before or after school, training programs for child care providers, scholarships to low-income individuals for child care training, activities designed to make liability insurance more available and affordable for care providers, and projects to meet the care needs of special populations. Decreases the permissible Federal share of the cost of projects under the program. Revises reporting requirements in connection with the program to require State reporting. Applies nondiscrimination provisions to the program, but permits the refusal of a fund recipient to provide services to a child on the basis of handicap under limited circumstances when other care is reasonably available. Title III: Tax Credit for Families with Young Children - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a refundable income tax credi… | 2025-08-28T20:07:43Z | |
| 100-s-2506 | 100 | s | 2506 | A bill to extend the authorization of appropriations under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. | Families | 1988-06-13 | 1988-06-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 1 | Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-hr-4768 | 100 | hr | 4768 | Choices in Child Care Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-06-08 | 1988-07-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] | IA | R | T000053 | 41 | Choices in Child Care Act of 1988 - Title I: Tax Credit for Families with Young Children - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a refundable income tax credit for each dependent under age six who resides in the household. Sets a maximum credit of $400 per qualified dependent child. Reduces the credit for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $20,000. Disallows the credit with respect to a dependent claimed under the dependent care income tax credit. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe tables to be used to determine the credit amount. Provides for advance credit payments by employers to employees who provide certification of eligibility. Requires taxpayers to file information returns to reflect such payments. Revises the dependent care credit to: (1) disqualify children six years old or older from credit determinations (current law permits the credit with respect to dependents up to age 15); and (2) disallow the credit to taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $30,000. Permits businesses a ten percent investment tax credit in connection with certain depreciable property used as part of a child care facility operated by the employer on or near the work site for the care of enrollees, at least 30 percent of whom must be dependents of the employer's employees. Provides for recapture of the credit amount if the facility ceases to be a qualified child care property. Limits to $200,000 the annual qualified investment subject to the credit. Sets reduced self-employment tax rates in connection with income earned from child care services in either a family-based (at the home of the taxpayer) or in-home (at the home of the recipient child) child care facility. Amends the Social Security Act to reflect this provision. Excludes income earned from child care services from wage withholding requirements and from the surtax imposed for failure to pay estimated income tax. Title II: Supplemental Child Care Assistance for Low-Income Working Parents - Authorizes the Secretary… | 2025-08-28T20:07:58Z | |
| 100-hr-4676 | 100 | hr | 4676 | A bill to amend the Temporary Child Care for Handicapped Children and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986 to extend through the fiscal year 1989 the authorities contained in such Act. | Families | 1988-05-24 | 1988-08-19 | Became Public Law No: 100-403. | House | Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | O000159 | 0 | Amends the Temporary Child Care for Handicapped Children and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986 to extend through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations to carry out such Act. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-s-2404 | 100 | s | 2404 | Child Care Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-05-17 | 1988-05-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 3 | Child Care Act of 1988 - Amends title XX (Grants to States for Services) of the Social Security Act to increase Federal funding under such title. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reserve a specified amount in each fiscal year for the provision of child day care services. Prohibits States from reducing their title XX child day care expenditures on account of such reserved amounts. Establishes the National Commission on Child Care which shall be responsible for developing a national repository of information regarding the need for, availability of, and standards applicable to child care services. Requires that such information be made available to governments and nonprofit organizations concerned with the provision of child care services. Directs the Commission to investigate and report to the Congress, within one year of this Act's enactment, on issues and problems relating to the provision of child care services. Terminates the Commission within 90 days of the submittal of such report. Authorizes appropriations for such Commission. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide employers with a tax credit equal to 25 percent of their expenses in acquiring, constructing, maintaining, or operating a child care facility near their business premises during the taxable year. Prohibits such credit from exceeding $50,000 per year. | 2025-08-28T20:05:27Z | |
| 100-sconres-115 | 100 | sconres | 115 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in honoring the American family. | Families | 1988-04-13 | 1988-04-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs, Alcohol. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 3 | Declares that families must have affordable, quality support, including a job and economic security, health care, child and elder care, family leave, services for the elderly, quality education, equal opportunity, equal pay for work of equal value, shelter, and a safe environment. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-s-2173 | 100 | s | 2173 | Child Care Development Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-03-16 | 1988-03-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 0 | Child Care Development Act of 1988 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991 for a child care block grant program. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to reserve a portion of such funds for payments to specified U.S. territories and possessions and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Directs the Secretary to allot the remainder to each State on the basis of a formula that takes into account the number of individuals under age 16 and of women in the workforce. Sets forth requirements for minimum allotments, data and information, carryovers, and additional allotments. Requires State Governors to designate a lead State agency to administer the funds provided to the State under this Act. Requires States to use their allotments to make grants or loans to eligible providers or other eligible entities for capital expenditures, furnishings, operating expenses, and training. (Defines an eligible provider as a child care center, family day care provider, or other facility which meets requirements as determined by the Secretary or lead agency. Defines an eligible entity as any public or nonprofit private organization.) Permits States to use allotment funds to provide child care training to adult recipients of benefits under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program under the Social Security Act. Limits the portion of the allotment which a State may use to administer the State plan. Permits a State to use non-Federal funds to carry out its duties under this Act. Sets forth requirements for State applications and State plans. Sets forth provisions for payment of allotments to States. Authorizes a State to require any provider of services that is funded or seeking funds made available under this Act to furnish, in cash or in kind, contributions. Allows a State to transfer to the lead agency for use in accordance with this Act amounts paid to it for child care services programs under the Social Security Act, the State Dependent Care Development Grants Act, and the Comm… | 2025-08-28T20:05:51Z | |
| 100-s-2124 | 100 | s | 2124 | Child Care and Nutrition Enhancement Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-03-02 | 1988-03-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] | MN | R | B000647 | 1 | Child Care and Nutrition Enhancement Act of 1988 - Title I: Child Care Grant Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make formula grants to States for authorized child care related activities under an approved State plan. Authorizes the Secretary to make competitive grants to eligible child care providers for such authorized activities under an approved application. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991 to carry out this Act (with a separate amount authorized for competitive grants). Directs the Secretary to reserve a portion of such funds for payments to specified U.S. territories and possessions. Directs the Secretary to allot the remainder to each State according to a formula based on the number of single parents and dual-earner family members with children under age 13. Sets forth requirements for use of most recent data and for reallotment. Defines eligible providers as: (1) local governments; (2) local educational agencies; (3) nonprofit organizations, including certain tax-exempt organizations; (4) professional or employee organizations; (5) consortia of small businesses; (6) institutions of higher education; (7) hospitals or health facilities; (8) family child care providers who would qualify for assistance under the Child Care Food Program under the National School Lunch Act; or (9) entities which the State determines are able and appropriate to carry out a project assisted under this title. Authorizes use of grants under this title for: (1) provision of child care services to low- and moderate-income parents (including use of appropriate fee schedules); (2) resource and referral centers (including information, training, and recruitment activities); (3) programs to increase child care slots for infants, handicapped children, and minority children; (4) neighborhood child care centers, after-school child care programs, and startup costs of onsite child care at small businesses; (5) recruitment and training of senior citizens to serve as child ca… | 2025-08-28T20:05:37Z | |
| 100-hr-4002 | 100 | hr | 4002 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-02-24 | 1988-03-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] | CT | R | J000163 | 37 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1988 - Title I: Child Care Block Grant - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a child care services block grant program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991 for allotments to States to carry out specified child care services activities. Provides for State allotments on the basis of numbers of children under age 12 and numbers of such children living in households with an income not greater than 200 percent of the poverty level. Provides for additional allotments under specified circumstances. Requires States to use allotment payments to make grants to eligible entities for specified projects. Includes among eligible entities: (1) local government units, including school districts; (2) nonprofit organizations; (3) professional or employee associations; (4) consortia of small businesses; (5) higher education institutions; (6) hospitals or health care facilities; (7) family care providers; (8) parents, to use for employment- or education-related child care expenses; or (9) entities that the State considers able and appropriate to carry out a project under this title. Includes among such projects: (1) child care certificate programs or scholarships to enable low income families to obtain adequate child care; (2) community or neighborhood child care centers, including renovation of public buildings for such purpose; (3) after-school child care programs; (4) grants or loans for start-up costs of employer-sponsored child care programs; (5) training programs for child care providers; (6) temporary care of sick children unable to attend child care programs in which they are enrolled; (7) expansion of existing part-day child care programs into full-day child care programs; (8) child care programs for homeless children; (9) linking of child care programs with programs to assist the elderly; or (10) any project consistent with the purposes of this Act. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds and waivers of such limitations. Directs the Secretary… | 2025-08-28T20:07:38Z | |
| 100-s-2084 | 100 | s | 2084 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-02-23 | 1988-02-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 16 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1988 - Title I: Child Care Block Grant - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a child care services block grant program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991 for allotments to States to carry out specified child care services activities. Provides for State allotments on the basis of numbers of children under age 12 and numbers of such children living in households with an income not greater than 200 percent of the poverty level. Provides for additional allotments under specified circumstances. Requires States to use allotment payments to make grants to eligible entities for specified projects. Includes among eligible entities: (1) local government units, including school districts; (2) nonprofit organizations; (3) professional or employee associations; (4) consortia of small businesses; (5) higher education institutions; (6) hospitals or health care facilities; (7) family care providers; (8) parents, to use for employment- or education-related child care expenses; or (9) entities that the State considers able and appropriate to carry out a project under this title. Includes among such projects: (1) child care certificate programs or scholarships to enable low income families to obtain adequate child care; (2) community or neighborhood child care centers, including renovation of public buildings for such purpose; (3) after-school child care programs; (4) grants or loans for start-up costs of employer-sponsored child care programs; (5) training programs for child care providers; (6) temporary care of sick children unable to attend child care programs in which they are enrolled; (7) expansion of existing part-day child care programs into full-day child care programs; (8) child care programs for homeless children; (9) linking of child care programs with programs to assist the elderly; or (10) any project consistent with the purposes of this Act. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds and waivers of such limitations. Directs the Secretary… | 2025-08-28T20:08:36Z | |
| 100-s-2085 | 100 | s | 2085 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-02-23 | 1988-03-04 | Referred to Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs, Alcohol. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1988 - Title I: Child Care Block Grant - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a child care services block grant program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991 for allotments to States to carry out specified child care services activities. Provides for State allotments on the basis of numbers of children under age 12 and numbers of such children living in households with an income not greater than 200 percent of the poverty level. Provides for additional allotments under specified circumstances. Requires States to use allotment payments to make grants to eligible entities for specified projects. Includes among eligible entities: (1) local government units, including school districts; (2) nonprofit organizations; (3) professional or employee associations; (4) consortia of small businesses; (5) higher education institutions; (6) hospitals or health care facilities; (7) family care providers; (8) parents, to use for employment- or education-related child care expenses; or (9) entities that the State considers able and appropriate to carry out a project under this title. Includes among such projects: (1) child care certificate programs or scholarships to enable low income families to obtain adequate child care; (2) community or neighborhood child care centers, including renovation of public buildings for such purpose; (3) after-school child care programs; (4) grants or loans for start-up costs of employer-sponsored child care programs; (5) training programs for child care providers; (6) temporary care of sick children unable to attend child care programs in which they are enrolled; (7) expansion of existing part-day child care programs into full-day child care programs; (8) child care programs for homeless children; (9) linking of child care programs with programs to assist the elderly; or (10) any project consistent with the purposes of this Act. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds and waivers of such limitations. Directs the Secretary… | 2025-08-28T20:05:00Z | |
| 100-hr-3971 | 100 | hr | 3971 | International Child Abduction Remedies Act | Families | 1988-02-18 | 1988-04-29 | Became Public Law No: 100-300. | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11] | CA | D | L000090 | 2 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) International Child Abduction Remedies Act - Grants State courts and U.S. district courts concurrent original jurisdiction with regard to actions arising under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Retains Federal court jurisdiction in cases arising under the Convention where such jurisdiction would otherwise exist under Federal law (Federal question, diversity of citizenship, etc.). Sets forth requirements with regard to notice and burden of proof for such actions. Allows any court exercising jurisdiction over a petition filed pursuant to the Convention or this Act to take provisional measures under Federal or State law to protect the well-being of the child or prevent the child's removal or concealment. Prohibits any court from ordering the provisional removal of a child from the person having physical control unless the applicable requirements of State law are satisfied. States that any application submitted to the U.S. Central Authority or petition seeking judicial remedies in accordance with the terms of the Convention shall be admissible in court without regard to the need for authentication. Directs the President to designate a Federal agency to serve as the Central Authority for the United States for the purposes of: (1) issuing regulations to implement the Convention and this Act; (2) obtaining information from the Parent Locator Service; and (3) collecting, maintaining, and disseminating information for purposes relating to the Convention and this Act. Places certain limitations on the dissemination of Government information to the Central Authority. Directs the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General to designate Federal employees and private citizens to serve as an interagency coordinating group to monitor the operation of the Convention and provide advice on its implementation. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with the Central Aut… | 2022-12-13T14:41:31Z | |
| 100-hr-3972 | 100 | hr | 3972 | A bill to facilitate the implementation of the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. | Families | 1988-02-18 | 1988-02-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11] | CA | D | L000090 | 0 | Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to agree to make available for free the services of the Parent Locator Service, for locating any parent or child, to the agency designated by the President as the Central Authority for purposes of the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit disclosure of tax return information to Federal, State, and local child support enforcement agencies to locate individuals in connection with the abduction or wrongful restraint or retention of a child. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-s-2009 | 100 | s | 2009 | Federal Child Care and Child Development Coordination Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-01-26 | 1988-01-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 1 | Federal Child Care and Child Development Coordination Act of 1988 - Title I: National Council on Children's Issues - Establishes the National Council on Children's Issues. Includes among the Council's functions coordinating Federal programs affecting children and serving as an advocate for children. Requires Federal agencies to report to the Council. Requires the Council to report annually to the President. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title for FY 1988. Title II: Child Care Grant Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for authorized child care program activities. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose for FY 1989 through 1992. Sets forth allotment provisions. Sets forth entities which are eligible providers of child care for purposes of this title. Allows such grants to be used to: (1) provide child care services to low- and moderate-income parents, with appropriate fee schedules; (2) establish and operate neighborhood child care centers, after school child care programs and provide the startup cost of onsite child care offered by small business concerns; (3) establish programs to recruit and train senior citizens as child care workers; (4) assist eligible providers and family-based child care providers to meet State licensing standards; and (5) coordinate programs assisted under this title with child care programs operated or assisted by the State and with federally-assisted child care programs, including specified types of programs, so as to increase the hours of operation for such services. Sets forth requirements for State plans for use of grant funds. Sets forth application requirements for eligible providers to receive grants from States under this title. Requires State agencies to evaluate projects under this title and report to the Secretary, who shall summarize such evaluations for the Congress. Title III: Child and Dependent Care Credit - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for phasing out the child and dependent care tax … | 2025-08-28T20:08:25Z | |
| 100-s-2010 | 100 | s | 2010 | A bill to establish a National Voluntary Reunion Registry Demonstration Program. | Families | 1988-01-26 | 1988-12-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] | MI | D | L000261 | 35 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a National Voluntary Reunion Registry within the Department of Health and Human Services under the direction of the Secretary's designee. Provides that the Registry shall facilitate, on a voluntary mutual request basis, the reunion of birth parents and adopted persons, and birth siblings or birth grandparents of adopted persons, through a centralized computer network. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on activities under this Act. Sets forth provisions for participation in the Registry and initiation of the matching process. Directs the Secretary to establish procedures to protect the confidentiality and privacy rights and interests of all participants. Provides for the collection of reasonable fees for Registry services. Allows the Registry to include similar State systems under specified conditions. Subjects individuals or entities found to have disclosed or used confidential information in violation of this Act to fines and imprisonment. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate regulations that require the Registry to include referral to existing programs that provide counseling services. Requires, if the Secretary promulgates such regulations, that applicants to the Registry receive a referral list of licensed agencies, professionals, and adoption triad support groups that provide counseling services. Allows such services to include adoption peer support groups, community special service agencies, health professionals, and agencies providing family counseling. Authorizes the Secretary to waive, under appropriate circumstances, requirements which provide that the birth mother, or birth father (with the written consent of the birth mother), or an adopted person over the age of 21 may initiate the matching process by applying to the Registry. Declares that nothing in this Act: (1) authorizes the Secretary to initiate or participate in any legal or administrative action to open a closed or s… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hr-3841 | 100 | hr | 3841 | New School Child Care Demonstration Projects Act of 1987 | Families | 1988-01-25 | 1988-02-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] | MI | D | K000172 | 2 | New School Child Care Demonstration Projects Act of 1987 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make grants to States to pay the Federal share of the cost of childcare demonstration projects conducted in existing public elementary and secondary school buildings. Reserves specified portions of funds for evaluation and for special demonstration projects. Allots the remainder of funds to States on the basis of population of children under 16 years old. Provides for allotment adjustments and reallotments. Directs the Secretary to provide, through grants and contracts, for continuing evaluation of State and Federal demonstration projects under this Act. Directs the Secretary to publish summaries and results of evaluative research. Directs the Secretary to submit to the appropriate congressional committees copies of all such research studies and evaluation summaries. Sets forth application requirements for demonstration grants and rules for membership of advisory committees to monitor and evaluate such projects. Requires that specified reserved funds be used for grants to public and nonprofit private entities for special demonstration projects to be awarded at the discretion of the Secretary. Sets forth problem areas for the focus of such grants. Sets the Federal share of the demonstration grants to States at 90 percent of the cost of project activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 to carry out this Act. | 2025-08-28T20:05:46Z | |
| 100-s-1995 | 100 | s | 1995 | New School Childcare Demonstration Projects Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-12-21 | 1988-02-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs, Alcohol. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 4 | New School Childcare Demonstration Projects Act of 1987 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make grants to States to pay the Federal share of the cost of childcare demonstration projects conducted in existing public elementary and secondary school buildings. Reserves specified portions of funds for evaluation and for special demonstration projects. Allots the remainder of funds to States on the basis of population of children under 16 years old. Provides for allotment adjustments and reallotments. Directs the Secretary to provide, through grants and contracts, for continuing evaluation of State and Federal demonstration projects under this Act. Directs the Secretary to publish summaries and results of evaluative research. Directs the Secretary to submit to the appropriate congressional committees copies of all such research studies and evaluation summaries. Sets forth application requirements for demonstration grants and rules for membership of advisory committees to monitor and evaluate such projects. Requires that specified reserved funds be used for grants to public and nonprofit private entities for special demonstration projects to be awarded at the discretion of the Secretary. Sets forth problem areas for the focus of such grants. Sets the Federal share of the demonstration grants to States at 90 percent of the cost of project activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 to carry out this Act. | 2025-08-28T20:08:31Z | |
| 100-sconres-95 | 100 | sconres | 95 | A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress with respect to the denial of health insurance coverage for disabled adopted children. | Families | 1987-12-21 | 1988-07-26 | Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 24 | Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to discrimination in health insurance coverage for adopted children. Calls upon State legislatures to encourage health insurers to cover adopted children on the same basis as other dependents. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-s-1950 | 100 | s | 1950 | Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, Care, and Research Grants Act of 1988 | Families | 1987-12-16 | 1988-10-07 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1125. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 2 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Human Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 100-591) Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, Care, and Research Grants Act of 1988 - Replaces the current title XX (Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Projects) of the Public Health Service Act with a new title on adolescent pregnancy prevention, care, and research grants. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to provide care services to pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents and prevention services to nonpregnant adolescents. Lists permissible uses for the grants. Requires that grantees charge fees for services only according to a fee schedule approved by the Secretary that bases fees on income. Prohibits a grantee from discriminating on the basis of an individual's inability to pay for services. Sets forth priorities in making the grants. Provides for the amount of a grant. Prohibits grantees from receiving grants for more than five years. Prohibits the Federal portion of the grant from exceeding 75 percent of annual program costs. Allows non-Federal contributions to be in cash or in kind. Allows the Secretary to waive the 75 percent limitation in accordance with criteria established by regulation. Sets forth descriptions and assurances which must be included in grant applications. Requires grant recipients to spend between three and ten percent to conduct, through an independent entity, an evaluation of the services supported. Sets forth reporting requirements. Directs the Secretary to coordinate Federal policies and programs providing services relating to the prevention of initial and recurrent adolescent pregnancies and providing care for pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents. Requires grant recipients to coordinate activities with other grant recipients in the same locality. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to support: (1) research concerning the societal causes and consequences of pregnancy, childbearing, and child rearing for adolescent females and males; (2… | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-hr-3658 | 100 | hr | 3658 | Adolescent Tobacco Education and Prevention Act | Families | 1987-11-19 | 1987-12-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5] | MA | D | A000226 | 32 | Adolescent Tobacco Education and Prevention Act - Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to include instruction relating to the use of tobacco products as an activity under drug and alcohol abuse prevention and education programs. Requires such instruction to include: (1) the variety of tobacco products available; (2) the physical and psychological effects on the human body of the inhalation of tobacco smoke, ingestion of tobacco products, and any other use of tobacco products; (3) the addictive nature of such products; and (4) the connection between use of tobacco products and other forms of substance abuse, specifically use of marijuana and alcohol abuse. Prohibits the sale of tobacco products to any person under the age of 18 or such other age as a State may establish. Requires such products to be sold over-the-counter by the legal owner, proprietor, or designated employee of an establishment. Requires the posting of a conspicuous sign in such establishment which states that the sale of cigarettes to minors is prohibited. Establishes fines for violations. | 2025-08-28T20:09:04Z | |
| 100-hr-3660 | 100 | hr | 3660 | Act for Better Child Care Services of 1988 | Families | 1987-11-19 | 1988-09-27 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means Sequentially, for Consideration of such Provisions of the Bill and amendment pursuant to clause l(v), rule X. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] | MI | D | K000172 | 174 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 100-985 (Part I)) Act for Better Child Care Services of 1988 - Title I: Better Child Care Services - Makes eligible for services under this title children: (1) who are less than 13 years of age; (2) whose family income does not exceed 115 percent of the State median income for a family of the same size; and (3) who either reside with a parent or parents who are working, seeking employment, or enrolled in a job training or educational program, or reside with a parent or parents not thus described and receive or need to receive protective services. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out this title. Reserves specified amounts for certain U.S. territories and possessions and for certain programs for Indian children. Sets forth a formula for allotments to States based on numbers of children under age five, numbers of children eligible for free or reduced price lunches under the school lunch program, and per capita income. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make grants to applicant Indian tribes or tribal organizations for programs and activities under this title for the benefit of Indian children. Directs the Secretary, in determining whether to approve a tribal grant application, to consider: (1) the tribe's codes, regulations, and cultural factors, as well as applicable State licensing and regulatory requirements, in establishing standards for such programs; and (2) the availability of child care services provided by the State in accordance with this title. Requires coordination between tribal and State programs under this title. Includes among lead agency duties the establishment of several local advisory councils that collectively represent the entire geographical area in the State. Sets forth requirements relating to such local advisory councils. Requires States to submit, in order to qualify for assistance under this title, an application and plan to the Secretar… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-s-1885 | 100 | s | 1885 | Act for Better Child Care Services of 1988 | Families | 1987-11-19 | 1988-08-11 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 906. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 38 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Human Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 100-484) Act for Better Child Care Services of 1988 - Makes eligible for services under this Act children: (1) who are less than 16 years of age; (2) whose family income does not exceed the State median income for a family of the same size; and (3) who either reside with a parent or parents who are working, seeking employment, or enrolled in a job training or educational program, or reside with a parent or parents not thus described and receive or need to receive protective services. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out this Act. Reserves specified amounts for certain U.S. territories and possessions and for certain programs for Indian children. Sets forth a formula for allotments to States based on numbers of children under age five, numbers of children eligible for free or reduced price lunches under the school lunch program, and per capita income. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make grants to applicant Indian tribes or tribal organizations for programs and activities under this Act for the benefit of Indian children. Directs the Secretary, in determining whether to approve a tribal grant application, to consider: (1) the tribe's codes, regulations, and cultural factors, as well as applicable State licensing and regulatory requirements, in establishing standards for such programs; and (2) the availability of child care services provided by the State in accordance with this Act. Requires coordination between tribal and State programs under this Act. Directs the Secretary to: (1) obtain from each appropriate Federal agency the most recent information necessary to determine State allotments; and (2) make reallotments, within certain limitations, under specified circumstances. Requires the designation of a lead agency in each State which participates in the program under this Act. Requires States to submit, in order to qualify for assistance under this A… | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-hr-3587 | 100 | hr | 3587 | Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1987 | Families | 1987-10-29 | 1988-10-13 | Provisions of Measure Incorporated Into H.R.1720. | House | Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | K000118 | 0 | Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1987 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct States to establish binding guidelines for child support award amounts. (Currently, such guidelines need not be binding.) Creates a rebuttable presumption in any judicial or administrative proceeding that the child support award which results from the application of such guidelines is correct. Requires States to review and, if necessary, update such guidelines once every three years and review and update all child support orders at least once every two years to ensure that they continue to comply with child support award guidelines. Requires States to abide by State due process requirements when updating child support awards. Directs States to: (1) determine the paternity of every child within the State whose family receives family support supplements as soon as possible after the child's birth but in no event later than its 18th birthday; and (2) require the parties in a contested paternity case to submit to genetic tests upon the request of a party in such case, using a 95 percent probability index from blood tests as a rebuttable presumption of paternity. Encourages States to establish and implement simple civil processes for voluntarily acknowledging paternity and a civil procedure for establishing paternity in contested cases. Sets performance standards for paternity determinations from FY 1989 through 1993. Alters the formula for determining the incentive payment to be paid to a State for its child support collection efforts to take into account cases in which a child's paternity has been established but support collection has not begun or amounts to less than $100 a month. Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Act to authorize States to conduct demonstration projects identifying and testing possible solutions to problems arising in connection with visitation by absent parents and child custody. Authorizes the Secretary to make g… | 2025-08-28T20:06:45Z | |
| 100-hr-3571 | 100 | hr | 3571 | Children and Youth Camp Safety Act | Families | 1987-10-28 | 1987-11-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and Safety. | House | Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [D-AR-2] | AR | D | R000354 | 1 | Children and Youth Camp Safety Act - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services an Office of Youth Camp Safety to be headed by a Director of Youth Camp Safety. Confers upon the Director the primary responsibility for the promulgation and enforcement of Federal and State youth camp safety regulations. Provides for congressional disapproval of such proposed regulations. Requires any State which desires to assume responsibility for the development and modification of youth camp safety standards to submit a State plan to the Director for approval. Allows a State whose plan has been rejected to obtain review of the decision in the United States court of appeals. Authorizes the Secretary, at the request of the Director, to make Department of Health and Human Services personnel available to States to assist in developing State plans and in training State inspectors and other personnel associated with youth camps. Directs the Secretary, at the request of the Director, to provide technical and consultative services to assist in State plan development and implementation. Directs the Director to make grants to States for the development of youth camp safety plans, such grants not to exceed 80 percent of the cost of carrying out the State plan. Directs the Director, upon the request of any youth camp operator or director, or during specified inspections, to provide consultative services to youth camps in States which do not have in effect an approved State plan. Directs the Director to issue regulations and procedures providing for citations to youth camp operators in such States for specified violations under this Act. Sets forth procedures for hearings and appeals in such cases. Authorizes the Director to enter and inspect youth camps and their records in States which do not have in effect an approved State plan. Grants the Director specified investigative authority. Requires such inspections at each such youth camp at least once a year during the period the camp is in operation. Provides… | 2025-08-28T20:08:33Z | |
| 100-hr-3482 | 100 | hr | 3482 | Comprehensive Child Development Centers Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-10-13 | 1987-10-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-3] | WV | D | W000654 | 23 | Comprehensive Child Development Centers Act of 1987 - Amends the Head Start Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities in rural and urban areas to pay the Federal share of the cost of projects designed to encourage intensive and comprehensive support services which will enhance the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of low-income children from birth to compulsory school age, including providing necessary support to their parents and other family members. Directs the Secretary to enter into contracts, agreements, or other arrangements with at least ten but not more than 25 eligible agencies to carry out such program. Lists characteristics of the eligible agency which the Secretary must consider. Authorizes the Secretary to make planning grants to eligible agencies. Limits such grants to not more than 30 in number and to one year in duration. Sets forth application requirements for such grants. Directs the Secretary to make grants to selected eligible agencies to pay the Federal share of the cost of carrying out projects for intensive and comprehensive supportive services for low-income infants, young children, parents, and other family members. Requires that rural projects receive some of these grants. Sets forth application requirements for such grants. Directs the Secretary to pay to eligible agencies with approved applications the Federal share (80 percent) of the cost of activities described in the application. Limits a planning grant to a single eligible agency to $35,000. Directs the Secretary to conduct or provide for an evaluation of the success of such projects. Requires grantees to furnish information for such evaluation. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress by October 1, 1992, on such evaluation, with recommendations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993 to carry out such program (other than the report). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 for the evaluation and report. | 2025-08-28T20:05:45Z | |
| 100-hr-3376 | 100 | hr | 3376 | A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a National Commission on Children. | Families | 1987-09-30 | 1987-12-22 | See H.R.3545. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 1 | Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to establish a National Commission on Children which is to serve as a forum on behalf of children and report to the Congress and the President by September 30, 1988, regarding questions relating to: (1) the health of children; (2) social and support services for children and their parents; (3) education; and (4) poverty among children. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-s-1711 | 100 | s | 1711 | A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a National Commission on Children. | Families | 1987-09-22 | 1987-09-30 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, Education Department, GAO, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 17 | Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to establish a National Commission on Children which is to serve as a forum on behalf of children and report to the Congress and the President by September 30, 1988, regarding questions relating to: (1) the health of children; (2) social and support services for children and their parents; (3) education; and (4) poverty among children. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-s-1678 | 100 | s | 1678 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-09-11 | 1987-09-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 11 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1987 - Title I: Child Care Block Grant - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a child care services block grant program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 for allotments to States to carry out specified child care services activities. Provides for State allotments on the basis of State population and State population weighted by relative per capita income. Provides for additional allotments under specified circumstances. Requires States to use allotment payments to make grants to eligible entities for specified projects. Includes among eligible entities: (1) local government units, including school districts; (2) nonprofit organizations; (3) professional or employee associations; (4) consortia of small businesses; (5) higher education institutions; (6) hospitals or health care facilities; (7) family care providers; or (8) entities that the State considers able and appropriate to carry out a project under this title. Includes among such projects: (1) voucher programs or scholarships to enable low income families to obtain adequate child care; (2) community or neighborhood child care centers, including renovation of public buildings for such purpose; (3) after-school child care programs; (4) grants or loans for start-up costs of employer-sponsored child care programs; (5) training programs for child care providers; (6) temporary care of sick children unable to attend child care programs in which they are enrolled; or (7) any project consistent with the purposes of this Act. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds and waivers of such limitations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to provide technical assistance to States in planning and operating activities under this title. Sets forth provisions for State administration of such funds. Requires States, in order to receive such funds, to certify that they will: (1) coordinate provision of child care services with other available child care services; (2) a… | 2025-08-28T20:05:13Z | |
| 100-s-1679 | 100 | s | 1679 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-09-11 | 1987-09-21 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from OMB, Health and Human Services Department, GAO. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 3 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1987 - Title I: Child Care Block Grant - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a child care services block grant program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 for allotments to States to carry out specified child care services activities. Provides for State allotments on the basis of State population and State population weighted by relative per capita income. Provides for additional allotments under specified circumstances. Requires States to use allotment payments to make grants to eligible entities for specified projects. Includes among eligible entities: (1) local government units, including school districts; (2) nonprofit organizations; (3) professional or employee associations; (4) consortia of small businesses; (5) higher education institutions; (6) hospitals or health care facilities; (7) family care providers; or (8) entities that the State considers able and appropriate to carry out a project under this title. Includes among such projects: (1) voucher programs or scholarships to enable low income families to obtain adequate child care; (2) community or neighborhood child care centers, including renovation of public buildings for such purpose; (3) after-school child care programs; (4) grants or loans for start-up costs of employer-sponsored child care programs; (5) training programs for child care providers; (6) temporary care of sick children unable to attend child care programs in which they are enrolled; or (7) any project consistent with the purposes of this Act. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds and waivers of such limitations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to provide technical assistance to States in planning and operating activities under this title. Sets forth provisions for State administration of such funds. Requires States, in order to receive such funds, to certify that they will: (1) coordinate provision of child care services with other available child care services; (2) a… | 2025-08-28T20:06:39Z | |
| 100-hconres-185 | 100 | hconres | 185 | A concurrent resolution commending the Sheriffs and citizenry of the State of Florida, the people of the United States, and the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, Inc., for the establishment in 1957 and maintenance of the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch for thirty (30) years. | Families | 1987-09-09 | 1987-09-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Grant, Bill [D-FL-2] | FL | D | G000382 | 0 | Commends and acclaims the citizens of the State of Florida and the United States, the sheriffs of the State of Florida, and the staff and Board of the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches for their contribution to the welfare of the United States and the State of Florida through the creation, operation, and support of the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch on its 30th anniversary. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-s-1663 | 100 | s | 1663 | Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Reauthorization of 1987 | Families | 1987-08-07 | 1987-11-03 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 17 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 1900 passed in lieu) Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Reauthorization of 1987 - Title I: National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (the Act) to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991. Requires that the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect be headed by a Director with experience in child abuse and neglect, and be appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Directs the Secretary to require that professional staff of the Center have experience relating to child abuse and neglect. Requires that the Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect include not less than 15 members or any greater number necessary to represent a majority from the general public who are individuals knowledgeable in child abuse prevention, treatment, or research including the fields of social services, law (including the judiciary), and medicine or who are representatives of adolescents, parent self-help organizations, and voluntary organizations. Makes the Advisory Board responsible for advising and consulting with the Director on proposed research studies and long-range planning for the Center. Directs the Secretary, through the Center and as part of research activities, to establish a national data collection and analysis program with respect to State child abuse and neglect reports. Requires the program to include: (1) standardized data on false, unfounded, or unsubstantiated reports; and (2) information on the number of deaths due to child abuse and neglect. Requires the Director to submit an annual summary and analysis of the data collected to the appropriate congressional committees. Directs the Secretary to ensure that a majority share of assistance for discretionary research and demonstration grants under the Act be available for activities related to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Permits up to five-year (currently three-year) grants for model training materials. Requires the Secreta… | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-s-1664 | 100 | s | 1664 | Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Amendments of 1987 | Families | 1987-08-07 | 1987-09-14 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Amendments of 1987 - Title I: Amendments Concerning Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act with respect to the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. Repeals a requirement that the Center's information clearinghouse include information on all child abuse prevention and treatment programs showing promise of success. Repeals a requirement that Center reports on coordination efforts of responsible agencies and organizations be given annually. Provides for the Secretary of Health and Human Services' discretionary grants and contracts for demonstration or service programs and projects. Includes activities addressing family violence related to child abuse. Requires that a specified minimum amount be available to States for certain programs for disabled infants with life-threatening conditions. Repeals a deadline connected with a requirement that services for such infants be in place. Adds the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to the definition of State for purposes of demonstration or service programs or projects. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Reserves 55 percent of such funds for grants to States and 45 percent for specified activities of the Secretary and the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. Title II: Amendments to Related Programs - Amends title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to provide that such title (with its adoption opportunities program) may be cited as the Adoption Opportunities Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 to carry out the adoption opportunities program. Repeals specified provisions of Federal law containing authority for Federal challenge grants to States to establish and maintain funding mechanisms to support child abuse and neglect prevention activities. Title III: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective date of this Act. | 2025-08-28T20:08:24Z | |
| 100-s-1596 | 100 | s | 1596 | A bill to extend the period for waivers of State eligibility requirements to enable certain States to qualify for child abuse and neglect assistance. | Families | 1987-08-05 | 1987-09-28 | Became Public Law No: 100-117. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 4 | Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to extend for a third one-year period waivers of State eligibility requirements to enable a State to qualify for child abuse and neglect assistance if the Secretary of Health and Human Services makes an additional finding that such State is making substantial progress to achieve compliance with such requirements. | 2023-02-21T17:42:01Z | |
| 100-s-1542 | 100 | s | 1542 | Comprehensive Child Development Centers Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-07-24 | 1988-02-02 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Subjects on the Table. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 0 | Comprehensive Child Development Centers Act of 1987 - Amends the Head Start Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities in rural and urban areas to pay the Federal share of the cost of projects designed to encourage intensive and comprehensive support services which will enhance the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of low-income children from birth to compulsory school age, including providing necessary support to their parents and other family members. Directs the Secretary to enter into contracts, agreements, or other arrangements with at least ten but not more than 25 eligible agencies to carry out such program. Lists characteristics of the eligible agency which the Secretary must consider. Authorizes the Secretary to make planning grants to eligible agencies. Limits such grants to not more than 30 in number and to one year in duration. Sets forth application requirements for such grants. Directs the Secretary to make grants to selected eligible agencies to pay the Federal share of the cost of carrying out projects for intensive and comprehensive supportive services for low-income infants, young children, parents, and other family members. Requires that rural projects receive some of these grants. Sets forth application requirements for such grants. Directs the Secretary to pay to eligible agencies with approved applications the Federal share (80 percent) of the cost of activities described in the application. Limits a planning grant to a single eligible agency to $35,000. Directs the Secretary to conduct or provide for an evaluation of the success of such projects. Requires grantees to furnish information for such evaluation. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress by October 1, 1992, on such evaluation, with recommendations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993 to carry out such program (other than the report). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 for the evaluation and report. | 2025-08-28T20:08:28Z | |
| 100-hr-3009 | 100 | hr | 3009 | Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-07-23 | 1988-06-16 | Clean Bill H.R.4843 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu. | House | Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | O000159 | 33 | Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to local governments to support projects to: (1) demonstrate methods of providing incentives to encourage families or qualified community-based organizations to provide foster care for infants abandoned in hospitals, particularly infants with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); and (2) train foster care personnel and other appropriate individuals to provide for the special needs of infants exposed to drugs and infants with AIDS. Directs the Secretary to make grants to local governments to support the establishment of respite homes for infants abandoned in hospitals, including infants with AIDS. Gives priority for such grants to local governments with jurisdiction over areas in which there is the greatest need for such homes. Sets forth grant application requirements. Directs the Secretary, within six months after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on: (1) the number of infants abandoned in hospitals in the United States and the number of such infants with AIDS; (2) the annual costs incurred by Federal, State, and local governments to provide housing and care for such infants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. | 2025-08-28T20:05:35Z | |
| 100-hr-2832 | 100 | hr | 2832 | A bill to authorize and request the President to call and conduct a White House Conference on Child Abuse to be held not earlier than 1989 and not later than 1991, and for other purposes. | Families | 1987-06-29 | 1987-07-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 86 | Requests and authorizes the President to conduct a White House conference on Child Abuse not earlier than September 1, 1989, and not later than September 30, 1991. Requires the conference to be planned and conducted under the direction of the Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect. Provides for the cooperation of Federal departments and agencies. Requires the final report of the Conference to include a statement of a comprehensive coherent national policy on children, youth, and families. Requires the Board and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit their recommendations following the report. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hr-2673 | 100 | hr | 2673 | International Child Abduction Act | Families | 1987-06-11 | 1988-02-18 | See H.R.3971. | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11] | CA | D | L000090 | 38 | International Child Abduction Act - Title I: Provisions Implementing the Convention - Grants State courts, the courts of the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States, and U.S. district courts original jurisdiction with regard to actions arising under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Convention) and this Act. Sets forth requirements with regard to notice and burden of proof for such actions. Allows any court exercising jurisdiction over a petition filed pursuant to the Convention or this Act to take provisional measures under Federal or State law to protect the well-being of the child or prevent the child's removal or concealment. Prohibits any court from ordering the provisional removal of a child from the person having physical control unless the applicable requirements of State law are satisfied. States that any application submitted to the Central Authority for the United States or petition submitted in accordance with the terms of the Convention shall be admissible in court without regard to the need for legalization or authentication. Directs the President to designate a Federal agency to serve as Central Authority for the United States for the purpose of: (1) issuing regulations to implement the Convention and this Act; (2) obtaining information from the Federal Parent Locator Service; and (3) collecting, maintaining, and disseminating information for purposes relating to the Convention and this Act. Directs the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General to designate Federal employees and private citizens to serve as an interagency coordinating group to monitor the operation of the Convention and provide advice on its implementation. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of the Convention and this Act. Title II: Amendments to Other Laws - Amends the Social Security Act to provide the Central Authority for the United States access to the services of the Parent L… | 2025-08-28T20:08:27Z | |
| 100-hr-2644 | 100 | hr | 2644 | Child Care Coordination and Information Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-06-10 | 1987-06-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 24 | Child Care Coordination and Information Act of 1987 - Directs the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Human Development Services, Administration for Children, Youth, and Families to coordinate all federally funded child care services. Directs the Office to: (1) require all federally funded child care programs to provide a description of services provided, the number of children served, the length of the waiting list, and the cost of the services; (2) establish and maintain a clearinghouse for the receipt of information pertaining to child care and child care services; (3) conduct a comprehensive analysis of the need for and availability of child care services in the United States; and (4) submit to the Congress a report on such analysis before the end of the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and at the end of each succeeding three-year period. | 2025-08-28T20:05:37Z | |
| 100-s-1347 | 100 | s | 1347 | International Child Abduction Act | Families | 1987-06-09 | 1988-02-23 | Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 18 | International Child Abduction Act - Title I: Provisions Implementing the Convention - Grants State courts, the courts of the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States, and U.S. district courts original jurisdiction with regard to actions arising under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Convention) and this Act. Sets forth requirements with regard to notice and burden of proof for such actions. Allows any court exercising jurisdiction over a petition filed pursuant to the Convention or this Act to take provisional measures under Federal or State law to protect the well-being of the child or prevent the child's removal or concealment. Prohibits any court from ordering the provisional removal of a child from the person having physical control unless the applicable requirements of State law are satisfied. States that any application submitted to the Central Authority for the United States or petition submitted in accordance with the terms of the Convention shall be admissible in court without regard to the need for legalization or authentication. Directs the President to designate a Federal agency to serve as Central Authority for the United States for the purpose of: (1) issuing regulations to implement the Convention and this Act; (2) obtaining information from the Federal Parent Locator Service; and (3) collecting, maintaining, and disseminating information for purposes relating to the Convention and this Act. Directs the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General to designate Federal employees and private citizens to serve as an interagency coordinating group to monitor the operation of the Convention and provide advice on its implementation. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of the Convention and this Act. Title II: Amendments to Other Laws - Amends the Social Security Act to provide the Central Authority for the United States access to the services of the Parent L… | 2025-08-28T20:09:01Z | |
| 100-s-1271 | 100 | s | 1271 | Day Care for Working Families Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-05-21 | 1987-06-03 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 0 | Day Care for Working Families Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a demonstration matching grant program in the interest of increasing the availability of affordable high quality day care services, especially to low-income families. Limits the Federal share of such grants to 50 percent. Authorizes grant awards to employer-community day care councils comprising representatives of private employers, child care programs, parents, local government, and other community institutions. Lists permissible grant fund uses, including: (1) the provision of affordable high quality day care services, especially for low-income families; (2) the start-up and operation of day care resource and referral programs; (3) support of day care services for handicapped children; and (4) the establishment, renovation, and expansion of day care facilities. Authorizes FY 1988 appropriations. Amends the Social Security Act to increase the authorization for certain block grants to be allotted to the States for social services for FY 1988 and thereafter. Reserves a specified amount of such allotments for child care services. Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make loans, up to a $30,000,000 fiscal year maximum, to assist child care providers in constructing and renovating space to be used for child care. Directs the SBA to: (1) give priority to projects in areas with the greatest need and to organizations serving significant numbers of children of low-income families; (2) establish an outreach program to advise and assist prospective day care providers; and (3) report to the Congress on its program with respect to day care providers. Precludes any State from receiving certain funds unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that the State has established specified minimum requirements for day care centers. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study and to report to the Congress, within one year of this Act's enactment, concerning: (1) the availability o… | 2025-08-28T20:06:29Z | |
| 100-hr-2405 | 100 | hr | 2405 | Family Opportunities for Child Care Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-05-13 | 1987-06-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | H000367 | 41 | Family Opportunities for Child Care Act of 1987 - Establishes programs to provide recipients of aid to families with dependent children with affordable quality child care services while they participate in education, training, and employment programs. Directs the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to allot to each State from appropriated funds an amount based on the State's proportion of the number of children receiving aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) nationwide. Requires, as a condition for fund eligibility, that a State provide an increasing percentage of matching funds from non-Federal sources in each succeeding fiscal year of fund allotment, to a maximum of 50 percent for the fourth year and thereafter. Limits administrative costs to ten percent of funds received. Earmarks a minimum percentage of administrative funds for information and referral services to AFDC recipients. Requires, as a condition for eligibility, that a State submit to the Secretary a plan for a given fiscal year. Details the obligatory contents of such a plan, including: (1) provision for the designation of a State agency to carry out the relevant functions and duties; (2) assurances that the State will perform certain need assessment, coordination of programs, and resource and referral activities; (3) an agreement as to recipient priorities in the event of inadequate funding; (4) an agreement as to services the State will pay for when adequate resources are provided; (5) certification that public comment about the plan has been solicited; (6) agreement as to priorities in the awarding of contracts to certain service providers, such as those providing care on an extended-day full-year basis; and (7) agreements to submit required reports and to correct and evaluate data. Requires the Secretary to assess a State plan within 45 days of its receipt. Prohibits disapproval of a plan unless the Secretary has provided to the State notice of any deficiencies and an opportunity to correct them. Directs the Secretary to make grants to … | 2025-08-28T20:08:45Z | |
| 100-s-1199 | 100 | s | 1199 | Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-05-13 | 1987-05-18 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department, OMB, GAO. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 7 | Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Education (Secretary) to: (1) facilitate the coordination of Federal activities and data relating to the prevention of youth suicide, acting as a liaison between the Federal Government and organizations concerned with preventing suicide; (2) gather and disseminate an annual summary of research and projects relating to the identification of potential youth suicides and the prevention of youth suicide; and (3) prepare annually a comprehensive plan for facilitating and coordinating the youth suicide prevention endeavors of various groups. Instructs the Secretary, through either grants or contracts with public and nonprofit private agencies, to establish and operate: (1) a national toll-free telephone line; and (2) a national resource center and clearinghouse to disseminate information, conduct training programs, undertake a national campaign to increase public awareness about youth suicide, and provide technical assistance. Establishes in the Department of Education an Advisory Board on Youth Suicide to assist the Secretary with respect to the programs of the resource center and clearinghouse. Directs the Secretary to make grants to local educational agencies and private nonprofit organizations to develop plans to make suicide prevention and mental health services available to youth. Details required contents of such planning grants, including provisions for increasing public awareness, training appropriate personnel, and coordinating activities with those provided by other entities. Limits the Federal share of plan development to 75 percent of the costs. Instructs the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private agencies for: (1) projects to demonstrate and evaluate innovative models of preventing youth, suicide; (2) research projects relating to suicide prevention programs and their effectiveness in addressing youth at risk of suicide; and (3) projects designed to improve data collection with respect to youth suicide. Authorizes appro… | 2025-08-28T20:06:03Z | |
| 100-s-1071 | 100 | s | 1071 | Child Care Public-Private Partnership Act | Families | 1987-04-22 | 1987-04-30 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 1 | Child Care Public-Private Partnership Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to establish a demonstration program of grants to local private nonprofit organizations to improve and expand child care services in the community by establishing and administering community funds for child care, in partnership with private for-profit businesses. Requires such grants to community child care funds to be used for: (1) scholarships for low-income families in child care programs; and (2) loans and grants for start-up or renovation costs for community child day care services. Limits the Federal share of such assistance. Requires any organization desiring a grant under this Act to submit to the Secretary an application, which must include among its contents assurances that: (1) for-profit private businesses will supply at least half of the matching funds required for the community child care fund; (2) the organization will establish an appropriate local advisory board; and (3) funds will be used in accordance with certain requirements. Directs the Secretary, in considering applications for approval, to: (1) ensure an equitable geographic and rural/urban distribution of assistance; and (2) give special consideration to nonprofit groups serving significant populations of low-income children in communities lacking licensed day care facilities. Requires each grant recipient to submit an annual report to the Secretary concerning the extent and effects of its program. Requires the Secretary to evaluate and audit community child care funds each year. Authorizes FY 1988 through 1990 appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:06:56Z | |
| 100-hr-2105 | 100 | hr | 2105 | State Dependent Care Grants Amendments Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-04-21 | 1987-05-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14] | OH | D | S000094 | 0 | State Dependent Care Grants Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends the State Dependent Care Development Grants Act to require that amounts paid to States for use in the operation of child care services be designed to enable children whose families lack adequate financial resources to participate in before or after school child care programs. Requires State Governors to include specified information in their grant reports. Extends from September 30, 1987, to September 30, 1991, the time until which necessary revisions of grant program descriptions must be submitted. | 2025-08-28T20:05:24Z | |
| 100-hr-2038 | 100 | hr | 2038 | Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act Amendments of 1987 | Families | 1987-04-09 | 1987-05-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] | NY | D | B000432 | 20 | Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act to establish a program under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) will make grants to States for the provision of foster care and adoption assistance to children. Sets forth eligibility criteria to be met by States requesting grants, including the submission to the Secretary of a plan, which, among other required contents, must provide for: (1) merit-based personnel standards in operating the grant programs; (2) monitoring and periodic evaluation of the State's foster care and adoption assistance activities; (3) specific program goals and a description of how the State will proceed to achieve them; (4) the development of a case plan for each child and of a case review system; and (5) incentives for foster care facilities to work with adoption agencies in arranging for the permanent adoption of children who cannot be reunited with their parents. Directs the Secretary to discontinue or reduce payments to any State that fails to comply with grant requirements relating to its plan. Describes criteria to be met by both a case plan and a case review system implemented as components of the State plan. Requires the latter to assure that: (1) each child's case plan is designed to achieve placement in the most family-like setting available and in close proximity to the parents' home, consistent with the best interest and special needs of the child; (2) each child's status is reviewed at least once every six months; and (3) certain procedural safeguards will be applied, including a hearing, within a specified time following initial placement, to determine the child's future placement status. Directs the Secretary to conduct periodic evaluations of programs developed under this Act. Requires each grantee State to submit certain statistical reports with respect to children assisted under grant programs. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:07:39Z | |
| 100-s-982 | 100 | s | 982 | Family Day Care Provider Assistance Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-04-09 | 1987-04-24 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 3 | Family Day Care Provider Assistance Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make payments to States for grants to support family day care providers. Directs States to make such grants to community nonprofit organizations with experience in working with family day care and which furnish or propose to furnish support primarily to providers serving low-income families. Requires such grants to be used to: (1) provide training to family day care providers; (2) operate resource centers for making available developmentally appropriate curriculum materials; (3) operate a system of substitute caregivers for providers; (4) furnish technical assistance to providers in understanding local regulations and relevant tax and other policies; (5) provide subgrants for the purchase of small equipment; and (6) provide other appropriate support to family day care providers. Directs the Secretary to establish a National Resource Center on Family Day Care, to be administered by the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth a formula for State allotments. | 2025-08-28T20:07:26Z | |
| 100-s-934 | 100 | s | 934 | Child-Care Standards Improvement Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-04-07 | 1987-04-24 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 13 | Child-Care Standards Improvement Act of 1987 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 for grants to improve State child-care licensing and regulatory systems. Requires, as a condition of eligibility for such grants, the establishment of a State Advisory Committee on Child-Care Standards to review a State's child-care licensing and regulatory systems. Requires reports by such committees. Establishes a National Advisory Committee on Child-Care Standards to assist and provide guidance to the States in improving the quality of child-care services. Requires the National Advisory Committee to submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services proposed recommended standards for child-care programs within 14 months after the enactment of this Act. Terminates the National Advisory Committee 90 days after the publication by the Secretary of final recommended standards. | 2025-08-28T20:07:50Z | |
| 100-hr-1900 | 100 | hr | 1900 | Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption, and Family Services Act of 1988 | Families | 1987-04-01 | 1988-04-25 | Became Public Law No: 100-294. | House | Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | O000159 | 9 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 100-543) Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption, and Family Services Act of 1988 - Title I: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to state that such Act may be cited as the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (the Act, for purposes of this title). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to appoint a Director of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (Director) to be responsible only for the administration and operation of the Center and for the implementation of its functions. Requires that the Director have experience in the field of child abuse and neglect. Directs the Secretary to require that professional staff of the Center have experience relating to child abuse and neglect. Requires the Secretary to justify, based on the Center's priorities and needs, the hiring of any professional staff member who does not have such experience. Revises provisions relating to the Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect (Board). Directs the Secretary to solicit nominations for the Board in the Federal Register. Directs the Secretary to appoint the Board, consisting of 15 members, each of whom is recognized for expertise in an area of child abuse. Requires that two of the members be members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect. Details the membership and meeting requirements and the terms of office applicable to the Board. Lists as the Board's duties: (1) the submission to the Secretary and the Congress of an annual report containing recommendations as to the implementation of this Act; (2) the submission to the Secretary and the Director of an annual report containing both long- and short-term recommendations concerning programs and priorities of grants and contracts; and (3) an annual review of and report to the Director on the Center's budget. Directs the Secretary to establish an Inter-Agency Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect (Task Force), to be appointed from a… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hconres-90 | 100 | hconres | 90 | A concurrent resolution entitled: "The Importance of Parenting Skills Training". | Families | 1987-03-30 | 1987-04-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | H000367 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that there is a need for a national parenting instructors mechanism to facilitate the development of information as it relates to parenting skills training. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hr-1801 | 100 | hr | 1801 | Criminal and Juvenile Justice Partnership Act of 1988 | Families | 1987-03-25 | 1988-10-18 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] | MI | D | K000172 | 69 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Criminal and Juvenile Justice Partnership Act of 1988 - Title I: State and Local Narcotics Control and Justice Assistance Improvements - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise provisions relating to the Bureau of Justice Assistance and unified grant programs. Provides that the Bureau of Justice Assistance which is established within the Department of Justice under the general authority of the Attorney General, shall be headed by a Director appointed by the President (currently the Director is appointed by the Attorney General). Grants the Director the final authority for all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the Bureau. Sets forth duties of the Director, including the combined functions of administering a drug law enforcement program and a related criminal justice improvement program. Includes for-profit organizations among the entities to which the Director provides funds for specified programs. Sets forth the following Bureau of Justice Assistance grant programs: (1) the drug control and system improvement grant program; and (2) discretionary grants. Authorizes the Director, under the drug control and system improvement grant program, to make grants to States, for use by States and local governments, to: (1) enforce State and local laws that establish offenses similar to those established under the Controlled Substances Act; and (2) improve the functioning of the criminal justice system with emphasis on violent crime and serious offenders. Requires such grants to provide additional personnel, equipment, training, technical assistance, and information systems for more widespread apprehension, prosecution, adjudication, and detention and rehabilitation of persons who violate these laws, and to assist the victims of such crimes (other than with compensation). Sets forth various types of program eligible for such grants program. Emphasizes coordination and integration of efforts at all government levels. Sets forth prov… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hr-1653 | 100 | hr | 1653 | A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide States with assistance to establish or expand clearinghouses to locate missing children. | Families | 1987-03-17 | 1987-03-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12] | FL | R | L000295 | 3 | Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide States with assistance to establish or expand Missing Children Information Clearinghouses. Sets forth grant application and qualification requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and 1988. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-s-726 | 100 | s | 726 | National Child Search Assistance Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-03-12 | 1987-03-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 6 | National Child Search Assistance Act of 1987 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to make grants to States for the purpose of establishing and operating, or operating and expanding, Missing Children Information Clearinghouses. Sets forth grant application and qualification requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989. | 2025-08-28T20:06:04Z | |
| 100-s-729 | 100 | s | 729 | Children and Youth Camp Safety Act | Families | 1987-03-12 | 1987-03-23 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, GAO, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] | CT | R | W000253 | 2 | Children and Youth Camp Safety Act - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services an Office of Youth Camp Safety to be headed by a Director of Youth Camp Safety. Confers upon the Director the primary responsibility for the promulgation and enforcement of Federal and State youth camp safety regulations. Provides for congressional disapproval of such proposed regulations. Requires any State which desires to assume responsibility for the development and modification of youth camp safety standards to submit a State plan to the Director for approval. Allows a State whose plan has been rejected to obtain review of the decision in the United States court of appeals. Authorizes the Secretary, at the request of the Director, to make Department of Health and Human Services personnel available to States to assist in developing State plans and in training State inspectors and other personnel associated with youth camps. Directs the Secretary, at the request of the Director, to provide technical and consultative services to assist in State plan development and implementation. Directs the Director to make grants to States for the development of youth camp safety plans, such grants not to exceed 80 percent of the cost of carrying out the State plan. Directs the Director, upon the request of any youth camp operator or director, or during specified inspections, to provide consultative services to youth camps in States which do not have in effect an approved State plan. Directs the Director to issue regulations and procedures providing for citations to youth camp operators in such States for specified violations under this Act. Sets forth procedures for hearings and appeals in such cases. Authorizes the Director to enter and inspect youth camps and their records in States which do not have in effect an approved State plan. Grants the Director specified investigative authority. Requires such inspections at each such youth camp at least once a year during the period the camp is in operation. Provide… | 2025-08-28T20:06:40Z | |
| 100-hr-1572 | 100 | hr | 1572 | Child Care Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-03-11 | 1987-03-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. | House | Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] | CT | R | J000163 | 49 | Child Care Act of 1987 - Sets forth congressional findings regarding the child care policies of the country. Title I: Voucher System for Child Care - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to each State which has an approved plan for making vouchers for child care available to individuals whose family income is less than 200 percent of the Federal proverty level and who require such services due to their employment, search for employment, or training for employment. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991. Requires child care providers which are not required by State law to be licensed or certified to register with the State in order to participate in the voucher program. Directs States to make voluntary certification available to child care providers not required to be licensed or certified under State law. Exempts family day care providers (child care providers caring for six or fewer children) which are not required by State law to be licensed or certified from registration requirements if the State demonstrates to the Secretary that not less than 80 percent of the children served by such providers are likely to be served by family day care providers whose names and addresses are recorded by the State. Requires the Secretary to establish criteria, standards, and a timetable for the implementation of these and other specified State voucher plan requirements. Directs the Secretary to reimburse a State for 75 percent of its costs under such plan. Provides for proportional allotments among States based upon the amount each State receives under title XX (Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act. Permits a State to use title XX funds for the voucher plan. Permits the Secretary to withhold this Act's grant payments from a noncompliant State. Excludes the amount of any voucher from determinations of income or resources for purposes of any Federal or State law. Requires each State to report biennially to the Secretary on the implementation of the plan, … | 2025-08-28T20:06:54Z | |
| 100-hr-1279 | 100 | hr | 1279 | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize, with respect to certain grants to assist voluntary family planning projects, the expenditure of grant funds for the purpose of providing adoption services. | Families | 1987-02-26 | 1987-03-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3] | VA | R | B000556 | 3 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit certain voluntary family planning projects to offer adoption services. Requires such services to be nondiscriminatory as to race, color, religion, or national origin. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 100-hconres-43 | 100 | hconres | 43 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the denial of health insurance coverage for disabled adopted children. | Families | 1987-02-09 | 1988-07-26 | See S.Con.Res.95. | House | Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15] | CA | D | C000581 | 58 | Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to the discrimination in and denial of health insurance coverage for adopted children. Calls upon State legislatures to enact legislation that requires health insurance contracts to cover adopted children on the same basis as other dependents. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 100-hr-1001 | 100 | hr | 1001 | Child Care Opportunities for Families Act | Families | 1987-02-04 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 77 | Child Care Opportunities for Families Act - Title I: Increasing the Supply of Child Care - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of appropriations authorized for FY 1987 through 1990 and succeeding fiscal years for title XX allotments to States. Reserves specified amounts from such title XX funds for FY 1988 through 1990 and succeeding fiscal years for use only for the provision of qualified child day care services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allot such reserved funds in the same proportions as regular title XX allotments. Defines qualified child day care services, for such purposes, as child day care services which are provided to: (1) children who are abused or neglected children, or at risk of being abused or neglected, or in families receiving child protective services; (2) children of eligible families who are recipients of aid to families with dependent children (AFDC); and (3) children (handicapped or nonhandicapped) of low-income parents (including legal guardians or primary caretakers) who are adolescents, or working, or enrolled in education or training programs, or seeking employment. Provides that such child day care services funds shall be: (1) only supplementary to funds from other sources (including other title XX funds); (2) separately accounted for in reports and audits; and (3) not transferable for purposes of other Federal block grant programs. Requires States, as a condition of eligibility for title XX block grants, to provide a State share of the total expenditures made by the State during any fiscal year (in cash or kind) for the provision of services directed at the goals set forth under title XX. Sets such State share to be provided from non-Federal public or private sources, at 25 percent of such total expenditures. Establishes a school-based early childhood education and child care services pilot program. Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to assist loca… | 2025-08-28T20:09:09Z | |
| 100-hr-1003 | 100 | hr | 1003 | Young Americans Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-02-04 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 83 | Young Americans Act of 1987 - Title I: Declaration of Objectives; Definitions - Sets forth the declaration of objectives and definitions under this Act. Title II: The Administration on Children, Youth, and Families - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services an Administration on Children, Youth, and Families which shall be headed by a Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families. Sets forth the duties and functions of the Administration. Directs the Commissioner to advise, consult, and cooperate with the head of each Federal agency or department proposing or administering programs or services substantially related to the purpose of this Act. Establishes a Federal Council on Children, Youth, and Families. Directs the Council to report annually to the President. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990. Sets forth the administrative authority of the Commissioner under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue regulations for the administration of this Act. Directs the Secretary to measure and evaluate the impact of all programs authorized under this Act. Directs the Commissioner to report annually to the President and the Congress on the activities carried out under this Act and other activities delegated by the Secretary to the Administration. Directs the Commissioner, within two years after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on the extent to which the need for services for the prevention and treatment of the abuse of children is unmet. Provides for advance funding under this Act. Title III: Grants for State and Community Programs for Children, Youth, and Families - Part A: General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for grants under part A of this title (State and community planning) and under part B of this title (supportive services). Provides for State allotments for part A based on population aged 24 or younger. Sets forth requirements for a State to be eligible to participate in programs … | 2025-08-28T20:07:14Z | |
| 100-s-476 | 100 | s | 476 | Young Americans Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-02-04 | 1987-04-30 | Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs, Alcohol. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 15 | Young Americans Act of 1987 - Title I: Declaration of Objectives; Definitions - Sets forth the declaration of objectives and definitions under this Act. Title II: The Administration on Children, Youth, and Families - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services an Administration on Children, Youth, and Families which shall be headed by a Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families. Sets forth the duties and functions of the Administration. Directs the Commissioner to advise, consult, and cooperate with the head of each Federal agency or department proposing or administering programs or services substantially related to the purpose of this Act. Establishes a Federal Council on Children, Youth, and Families. Directs the Council to report annually to the President. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990. Sets forth the administrative authority of the Commissioner under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue regulations for the administration of this Act. Directs the Secretary to measure and evaluate the impact of all programs authorized under this Act. Directs the Commissioner to report annually to the President and the Congress on the activities carried out under this Act and other activities delegated by the Secretary to the Administration. Directs the Commissioner, within two years after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on the extent to which the need for services for the prevention and treatment of the abuse of children is unmet. Provides for advance funding under this Act. Title III: Grants for State and Community Programs for Children, Youth, and Families - Part A: General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for grants under part A of this title (State and community planning) and under part B of this title (supportive services). Provides for State allotments for part A based on population aged 24 or younger. Sets forth requirements for a State to be eligible to participate in programs… | 2025-08-28T20:07:15Z | |
| 100-hr-686 | 100 | hr | 686 | Child-Care Assistance Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-01-21 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] | CA | D | R000485 | 1 | Child-Care Assistance Act of 1987 - States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize interference with parental authority. Requires States to submit a plan to the Secretary of Health and Human Services in order to participate in a child care assistance program authorized under this Act. Requires such State plan to include provisions on: (1) the designation of a responsible State agency; (2) distribution of funds, with priority to be given to child-care providers with priority for services on the basis of family need; (3) the establishment of fee schedules for services based on family need and size; (4) information and referral services; (5) child-care personnel training; (6) licensing of child-care providers; (7) parental involvement in the planning and evaluating of child-care programs; (8) maximum allowable administrative costs; (9) the establishment of a State Advisory Panel on child-care matters; and (10) hearings on adverse decisions of the State agency or any funded program. Directs the Secretary to approve any plan complying with the requirements of this Act. States that the Secretary must first provide notice and a hearing before disapproving any State plan. Directs the Secretary to designate, within the Department of Health and Human Services, an administrative unit and an individual in charge of such unit to carry out the provisions of this Act and to coordinate other child-care activities within such Department. Provides for the establishment, within the Office of the Secretary, of a National Advisory Panel on Child Care Needs and Services. Directs the Secretary, with the assistance of the National Advisory Panel, to develop standards for programs under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and to enter into contracts for demonstration child-care projects. Directs participating States to submit a report to the Secretary outlining the current status of child-care licensing within the State. Directs the Secretary to develop a Model State Licensing of Child Care Providers Ac… | 2025-08-28T20:04:58Z | |
| 100-hr-546 | 100 | hr | 546 | A bill to amend the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to authorize programs of child abuse education and prevention and to establish demonstration projects of child abuse education and prevention. | Families | 1987-01-08 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 1 | Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to include as authorized special projects programs for the development of curricula related to child abuse education and prevention and the training of personnel to teach child abuse education and prevention to elementary and secondary school children. Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a demonstration program for such curricula development and personnel training. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and subsequent fiscal years for such demonstration program. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hr-457 | 100 | hr | 457 | Youth Suicide Prevention Act | Families | 1987-01-07 | 1987-11-30 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Department of Education. | House | Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] | NY | D | A000022 | 82 | Youth Suicide Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a grant program to assist local educational agencies and private nonprofit organizations to establish and operate youth suicide prevention programs. Sets forth program requirements. Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to provide that a specified amount from the Secretary's Discretionary Funds shall be available to carry out youth suicide prevention programs under this Act for FY 1988. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 and 1991 to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary to provide for: (1) evaluation of programs under this Act; and (2) dissemination of the results of such evaluation. | 2025-08-28T20:08:31Z | |
| 100-hr-178 | 100 | hr | 178 | Transitional Living Programs for Homeless Youth Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18] | TX | D | L000237 | 17 | Transitional Living Programs for Homeless Youth Act of 1987 - Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and provide technical assistance to public and nonprofit private entities to establish and operate transitional living youth projects for homeless youth. Authorizes appropriations for such grant program for FY 1988 through 1992. Includes such projects under provisions for information assistance to potential grantees and for lease of surplus Federal facilities. Sets forth eligibility and reporting requirements. | 2025-08-28T20:06:41Z | |
| 100-hr-324 | 100 | hr | 324 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to fund adolescent health demonstration projects. | Families | 1987-01-06 | 1987-06-05 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for the establishment or support of adolescent health demonstration projects. Requires such projects to: (1) provide nutrition and hygiene counseling, health care related to sports, family planning information and services, prenatal and postpartum care, family life and parenting counseling, and alcohol and drug abuse education and treatment; (2) serve adolescents before their graduation from high school; (3) encourage family participation; and (4) establish community advisory committees. Directs the Secretary to give priority to project applicants who will serve areas with low-income or minority populations. States that no grant funds may be used to perform or pay for abortions. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress by December 1, 1993. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 100-hr-95 | 100 | hr | 95 | Child and Family Development Act | Families | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 8 | Child and Family Development Act - Declares that the Congress affirms the right and responsibility of parents to participate in programs involving their children and that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize any public agency or private organization or its representative to intervene in any child-rearing decision of the parents. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a complete study and assessment of child care needs in the United States. Directs the Secretary to take specified factors into consideration and to complete such study and assessment, and transmit the results to the Congress, within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to prepare and promulgate a comprehensive plan and program to provide services to meet the Nation's child care needs (including day care, education, health, and nutrition). Sets forth required provisions for the plan and program. Directs the Secretary to promptly transmit the plan and program, with recommendations, to the Congress. Requires that a specified minimum period of time after transmittal to the Congress pass before the plan or program or later modifications by the Secretary become effective. Sets forth priorities in the distribution of child care funds by the plan and program. Prohibits the plan and program from affecting levels or sources of funding for the Head Start program and specified programs under the Social Security Act and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Requires that such plan and program provide for strengthened developmental programming for children and parent education and required certification of teachers under such Acts. Requires that the plan and program include: (1) provision of additional Federal funds to improve child care programs; and (2) incentives for development of improved child care facilities. Sets forth administrative provisions and requirements for State plans for the administration of child care programs. Directs the Secretary to submit an annual… | 2025-08-28T20:06:23Z | |
| 100-s-183 | 100 | s | 183 | Public Housing Child Care Act | Families | 1987-01-06 | 1987-01-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 2 | Public Housing Child Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) make grants to public housing agencies to contract for lower-income resident child care services; and (2) design such a program to determine the extent to which it facilitates resident employability. Requires a report to the Congress within three years. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1989 appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:08:50Z | |
| 100-s-222 | 100 | s | 222 | State Dependent Care Grants Amendments Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-01-06 | 1987-01-23 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 2 | State Dependent Care Grants Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends the State Dependent Care Development Grants Act to require that amounts paid to States for use in the operation of child care services be designed to enable children whose families lack adequate financial resources to participate in before or after school child care programs. Requires State Governors to include specified information in their grant reports. Extends from September 30, 1987, to September 30, 1991, the time until which necessary revisions of grant program descriptions must be submitted. | 2025-08-28T20:05:35Z | |
| 100-s-226 | 100 | s | 226 | National Child Protection Act | Families | 1987-01-06 | 1987-01-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | National Child Protection Act - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to add provisions for licensing and information with respect to providers of child day care services. Requires, as a condition for receiving any funds under title XX, that a State have a program in effect which meets specified requirements. Requires the State to require the licensing and monitoring of all providers of child day care services in accordance with standards established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the State to provide information to the Secretary with respect to: (1) all individuals providing child day care services or employed by providers of child day care services; and (2) all individuals convicted of child abuse, child molesting, or similar crimes. Requires the State to have in effect a toll-free telephone hotline for the reporting of any allegations of child abuse, child molestation, or similar acts committed by any individual providing child day care services or by any employee of a provider of child day care services. Directs the Secretary to establish standards and guidelines for State licensing and monitoring of providers of child day care services. Requires that such standards and guidelines: (1) assure the children's safety, health, and developmental potential and promote their social, emotional, physical, and cognitive growth; and (2) assure that only adequately trained individuals provide such services. Directs the Secretary to determine a uniform definition of "child day care services" and of "provider of child day care services" to apply for purposes of this Act and to assure that the maximum feasible number of children shall be protected under this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish a national file of the names, addresses, and social security numbers of all individuals convicted of crimes involving child abuse, child molestation, or such similar acts which the Secretary determines ought to be included in such file to protect chil… | 2025-08-28T20:07:22Z | |
| 100-s-271 | 100 | s | 271 | A bill to amend section 1001 of the Public Health Service Act to permit family planning projects to offer adoption services. | Families | 1987-01-06 | 1987-01-20 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 16 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit family planning projects to offer adoption services. Requires such services to be nondiscriminatory as to race, color, religion, or national origin. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-s-4 | 100 | s | 4 | Child-Care Assistance Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-01-06 | 1987-01-20 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 3 | Child-Care Assistance Act of 1987 - States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize interference with parental authority. Requires States to submit a plan to the Secretary of Health and Human Services in order to participate in a child-care assistance program authorized under this Act. Requires such State plan to include provisions on: (1) the designation of a responsible State agency; (2) distribution of funds, with priority to be given to child-care providers with priority for services on the basis of family need; (3) the establishment of fee schedules for services based on family need and size; (4) information and referral services; (5) child-care personnel training; (6) licensing of child-care providers; (7) parental involvement in the planning and evaluating of child-care programs; (8) maximum allowable administrative costs; (9) the establishment of a State Advisory Panel on child-care matters; and (10) hearings on adverse decisions of the State agency or any funded program. Directs the Secretary to approve any plan complying with the requirements of this Act. States that the Secretary must first provide notice and a hearing before disapproving any State plan. Directs the Secretary to designate, within the Department of Health and Human Services, an administrative unit and an individual in charge of such unit to carry out the provisions of this Act and to coordinate other child-care activities within such Department. Provides for the establishment, within the Office of the Secretary, of a National Advisory Panel on Child Care Needs and Services. Directs the Secretary, with the assistance of the National Advisory Panel, to develop standards for programs under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and to enter into contracts for demonstration child-care projects. Directs participating States to submit a report to the Secretary outlining the current status of child-care licensing within the State. Directs the Secretary to develop a Model State Licensing or Regulating of Child Car… | 2025-08-28T20:07:18Z | |
| 100-sconres-6 | 100 | sconres | 6 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the denial of health insurance coverage for disabled adopted children. | Families | 1987-01-06 | 1987-01-06 | Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 8 | Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to the discrimination in and denial of health insurance coverage for adopted children. Calls upon State legislatures to enact legislation that requires health insurance contracts to cover adopted children on the same basis as other dependents. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z |
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