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| 112-hr-6707 | 112 | hr | 6707 | Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012 | Families | 2012-12-27 | 2012-12-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 0 | Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reserve at least $1 million of annual child care and development block grant appropriations for operation of a national toll-free hotline and website to develop and disseminate child care consumer education information for parents and help them access safe, affordable, and quality child care in their community. | 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z | |
| 112-s-3705 | 112 | s | 3705 | Protect our Kids Act of 2012 | Families | 2012-12-21 | 2012-12-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 6 | Protect Our Kids Act of 2012 - Establishes the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities to: (1) study the use of child protective services and child welfare services under titles IV and XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to reduce fatalities from child abuse and neglect; (2) develop recommendations to reduce such fatalities for federal, state, and local agencies, and private sector and nonprofit organizations, including recommendations to implement a comprehensive national strategy for such purpose; and (3) develop guidelines for the type of information that should be tracked to improve interventions to prevent such fatalities. Requires any federal agency affected by a recommendation to report to Congress its response and plans to address it. Amends SSA title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to make an adjustment to the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs with respect to deposits for FY2013-FY2014, reserving a specified amount for Commission activities. | 2022-02-03T05:53:17Z | |
| 112-hr-6655 | 112 | hr | 6655 | Protect our Kids Act of 2012 | Families | 2012-12-13 | 2013-01-14 | Became Public Law No: 112-275. | House | Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] | TX | D | D000399 | 17 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Protect Our Kids Act of 2012 - Establishes the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities to: (1) study the use of child protective services and child welfare services under titles IV and XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to reduce fatalities from child abuse and neglect; (2) develop recommendations to reduce such fatalities for federal, state, and local agencies, and private sector and nonprofit organizations, including recommendations to implement a comprehensive national strategy for such purpose; and (3) develop guidelines for the type of information that should be tracked to improve interventions to prevent such fatalities. Requires any federal agency affected by a recommendation to report to Congress its response and plans to address it. Amends SSA title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to make an adjustment to the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs with respect to deposits for FY2013-FY2014, reserving a specified amount for Commission activities. | 2023-03-22T18:24:50Z | |
| 112-sres-608 | 112 | sres | 608 | A resolution supporting the establishment of a President's Youth Council. | Families | 2012-12-04 | 2012-12-04 | Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7403) | Senate | Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] | NM | D | U000039 | 5 | Supports the establishment with private funds of a President's Youth Council to: (1) advise the President and the executive branch on the perspectives of young people, (2) suggest ways to make investments by the federal government in youth services more effective and efficient, and (3) provide recommendations on issues that will affect the long-term future of the United States. | 2020-02-10T17:00:04Z | |
| 112-hres-809 | 112 | hres | 809 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children in foster care awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, recognizing current programs and efforts designed to promote adoption, and encouraging people in the United States to seek improved safety, permanency, and well-being for all children. | Families | 2012-11-15 | 2012-11-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] | MN | R | B001256 | 46 | Supports the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month. Recognizes that every child in foster care deserves a permanent and loving family. | 2021-09-28T12:47:20Z | |
| 112-sres-595 | 112 | sres | 595 | A resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children. | Families | 2012-11-14 | 2012-12-05 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7638) | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 18 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supports the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month. Recognizes that every child should have a permanent and loving family. | 2020-02-10T17:00:04Z | |
| 112-sres-590 | 112 | sres | 590 | A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "Children's Grief Awareness Day". | Families | 2012-11-13 | 2012-11-13 | Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6747) | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 0 | Supports the goals and ideals of Children's Grief Awareness Day to raise awareness of and support for grieving children. | 2020-02-10T17:00:03Z | |
| 112-s-3436 | 112 | s | 3436 | Infant and Toddler Care Improvement Act | Families | 2012-07-25 | 2012-07-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] | MN | D | F000457 | 3 | Infant and Toddler Care Improvement Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to enable eligible states (including Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) to improve the quality of care for infants and toddlers, especially those from low-income families. Authorizes the use of grant funds to: (1) make grants to organizations with pertinent expertise to establish and operate staffed family child care networks or systems that offer family child care providers technical assistance, training, administrative support, or direct services; (2) support a statewide network of infant and toddler care specialists; and (3) support initiatives to improve the quality of the provider workforce. Allows the use of such funds also to: (1) develop infant and toddler components for the State's Quality Rating and Improvement System or a similar rating system, child care licensing regulations, or voluntary early learning guidelines; (2) improve the ability of parents to obtain information about high-quality infant and toddler care; or (3) assist eligible infant and toddler care providers seeking to increase their ranking on the State's Quality Rating and Improvement System or similar rating system, meet performance standards applicable to an Early Head Start agency, or become accredited by a national accrediting body. | 2023-01-11T13:23:07Z | |
| 112-hjres-115 | 112 | hjres | 115 | Supporting the establishment of a Presidential Youth Council. | Families | 2012-07-24 | 2012-07-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | L000557 | 7 | Calls on the President to establish a Presidential Youth Council to create recommendations that: (1) advise the President and the administration on the perspectives of young people, (2) make public policy-related youth programs more efficient and effective, and (3) address issues that will affect the long-term future of the United States. Recommends that: (1) Council members meet certain criteria, and (2) the Council as a whole undertake activities to solicit the unique views and perspectives of young people and bring them to the attention of the head of each federal department or agency and Congress. | 2020-02-10T16:58:35Z | |
| 112-sres-522 | 112 | sres | 522 | A resolution designating September 2012 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States. | Families | 2012-07-16 | 2012-07-16 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5023-5024; text as passed Senate: CR S5023-5024; text of measure as introduced: CR S5049-5050) | Senate | Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] | NC | R | B001135 | 7 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates September 2012 as National Child Awareness Month to: (1) promote awareness of charities benefiting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States, and (2) recognize efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States. | 2019-02-20T22:51:03Z | |
| 112-hr-6128 | 112 | hr | 6128 | Help Separated Families Act of 2012 | Families | 2012-07-13 | 2012-07-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] | CA | D | R000486 | 18 | Help Separated Families Act of 2012 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) require state child protection standards to ensure that the immigration status alone of a parent, legal guardian, or relative shall not disqualify the parent, legal guardian, or relative from being a placement for a child; and (2) require the state procedures for criminal records checks to require the state to accept foreign identification documents as sufficient identification for purposes of initiating a criminal records check or a fingerprint-based check. Expresses the sense of Congress that the child welfare agency of a state, or of any county or other political subdivision of a state, should grant a waiver of any requirement which would prevent the placement of a child with a relative of the child, on the basis of a minor legal infraction, if the relative would otherwise be considered eligible for such a placement. Requires the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to notify relatives seeking placement of a child that their immigration status will not be questioned, except to the extent necessary in determining eligibility for relevant services or programs. Prohibits a state or local government agency from filing for termination of parental rights in foster care cases based on the removal of the parent from the United States or the parent's involvement in an immigration proceeding, unless: (1) the state (or local agency) has made reasonable efforts to notify of the intention to file such a petition any parent of the child who has been removed from the United States, and any adult relative of the child, including through the diplomatic or consular offices of the country to which the parent was removed, and to reunify the child with any such parent or relative; or (2) the parent is unfit or unwilling to be a parent of the child. | 2021-09-28T14:38:28Z | |
| 112-hr-6035 | 112 | hr | 6035 | Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2012 | Families | 2012-06-27 | 2012-07-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 3 | Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2012 - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and maintain an automated National Responsible Father Registry. Requires the Registry to: (1) contain specified kinds of information sufficient to identify a possible father, and (2) provide a mechanism for men to register such identifying information directly with the Registry. Limits access to Registry information to eligible parties, including: (1) public and licensed private adoption or child placement agencies, (2) licensed attorneys representing a party in a planned or pending adoption or in the termination of rights of one or more possible fathers, (3) state agencies or entities responsible for the placement of children, and (4) state courts. Directs the Secretary to establish a nationwide campaign designed to inform possible fathers, unwed mothers, possible adoptive parents, and eligible parties of the National Registry, the advantages of possible fathers registering either in the National Registry or State Responsible Father Registries, or both, the rights and responsibilities of such parties with regard to a proceeding, and the role of such Registries in a proceeding. Directs the Secretary to use all reasonable efforts to encourage states to enter into agreements to establish automated State Responsible Father Registries and centers that make registration forms easily accessible to possible fathers. Authorizes the Secretary to make a grant to a state to establish a State Registry or modify an existing one to meet the requirements of this Act. | 2019-11-15T21:43:10Z | |
| 112-hr-6021 | 112 | hr | 6021 | Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2012 | Families | 2012-06-26 | 2012-07-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | C000714 | 3 | Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements that states must follow to contact the adult relatives of a child removed from the custody of his or her parents. Requires the state, within 90 days after making a placement decision, to provide notice of the decision and the reasons for it to each parent of the child, each relative who has expressed an interest in caring for the child, the guardian, and other specified parties. Requires the state to establish procedures to: (1) allow a person who receives such a notice to request documentation of the reasons for the decision involved, (2) allow the attorney for the child to petition the court involved to review the decision, and (3) require the court to commence such a review on the record after receiving such a petition. | 2019-11-15T21:43:10Z | |
| 112-s-3321 | 112 | s | 3321 | Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2012 | Families | 2012-06-20 | 2012-06-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 1 | Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2012 - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and maintain an automated National Responsible Father Registry. Requires the Registry to: (1) contain specified kinds of information sufficient to identify a possible father, and (2) provide a mechanism for men to register such identifying information directly with the Registry. Limits access to Registry information to eligible parties, including: (1) public and licensed private adoption or child placement agencies, (2) licensed attorneys representing a party in a planned or pending adoption or in the termination of rights of one or more possible fathers, (3) state agencies or entities responsible for the placement of children, and (4) state courts. Directs the Secretary to establish a nationwide campaign designed to inform possible fathers, unwed mothers, possible adoptive parents, and eligible parties of the National Registry, the advantages of possible fathers registering either in the National Registry or State Responsible Father Registries, or both, the rights and responsibilities of such parties with regard to a proceeding, and the role of such Registries in a proceeding. Directs the Secretary to use all reasonable efforts to encourage states to enter into agreements to establish automated State Responsible Father Registries and centers that make registration forms easily accessible to possible fathers. Authorizes the Secretary to make a grant to a state to establish a State Registry or modify an existing one to meet the requirements of this Act. | 2019-02-20T23:40:12Z | |
| 112-hres-693 | 112 | hres | 693 | Expressing support for designation of June as "National Family Reunification Month". | Families | 2012-06-19 | 2012-06-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] | WI | D | M001160 | 13 | Supports the designation of National Reunification Month. Honors the efforts of those who work to advance outcomes for children in the child welfare system. Encourages child welfare agencies, courts, schools, businesses, media, religious institutions, and civic service organizations to recognize National Reunification Month. Recognizes that substantial progress has been made by federal, state, tribal, and local child welfare policymakers. Reaffirms the importance of title IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act and other programs that provide support to vulnerable families, and invest in prevention and reunification services. | 2021-09-28T12:45:36Z | |
| 112-hres-681 | 112 | hres | 681 | Expressing support for designation of the Thursday before Thanksgiving as Children's Grief Awareness Day. | Families | 2012-06-07 | 2012-06-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] | PA | D | D000482 | 0 | Supports the designation of Children's Grief Awareness Day to raise awareness of and support for grieving children. | 2020-02-10T16:58:32Z | |
| 112-hjres-110 | 112 | hjres | 110 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights. | Families | 2012-06-05 | 2012-07-18 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] | AZ | R | F000448 | 85 | Constitutional Amendment - States that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right. States that neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating that its governmental interest, as applied to the person, is of the highest order and not otherwise served. Prohibits this article from being construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end life. Declares that no treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to the rights guaranteed by this amendment. | 2022-03-02T05:13:14Z | |
| 112-sjres-42 | 112 | sjres | 42 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to parental rights. | Families | 2012-06-05 | 2012-06-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] | SC | R | D000595 | 12 | Constitutional Amendment - States that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right. States that neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating that its governmental interest, as applied to the person, is of the highest order and not otherwise served. Prohibits this article from being construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end life. Declares that no treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to the rights guaranteed by this amendment. | 2019-02-20T22:52:40Z | |
| 112-hres-659 | 112 | hres | 659 | Recognizing the goals and ideals of National Foster Care Month. | Families | 2012-05-16 | 2012-05-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-33] | CA | D | B001270 | 94 | Supports the goals and ideals of National Foster Care Month. | 2021-09-28T12:44:50Z | |
| 112-hres-660 | 112 | hres | 660 | Expressing support for designation of December 12, 2012, as Foster Children's Day. | Families | 2012-05-16 | 2012-05-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 3 | Supports the designation of Foster Children's Day in the United States to recognize the unique needs an experiences of foster children and to provide an opportunity for federal, state, and local government, private organizations, and the general public to engage in charitable efforts which acknowledge that these foster children are important and loved. | 2021-09-28T12:44:57Z | |
| 112-sres-462 | 112 | sres | 462 | A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges faced by children in the foster care system, acknowledging the dedication of foster care parents, advocates, and workers, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system. | Families | 2012-05-16 | 2012-06-04 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3689-3690) | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 12 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges that children in the foster care system face. Encourages Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system. Supports the designation of May as National Foster Care Month. | 2020-02-10T17:06:00Z | |
| 112-hr-5188 | 112 | hr | 5188 | Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act of 2012 | Families | 2012-04-27 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] | WA | D | M000404 | 16 | Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act of 2012 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise funding requirements for child care assistance to: (1) guarantee child care assistance for a family with a dependent child requiring such care, if the total income of the family does not exceed 200% of the poverty line and the child care assistance will enable an individual in the family to accept employment, remain employed, or participate in an education or training activity; and (2) include Indian tribes and tribal organizations as entities eligible for state grants in amounts equal to those granted to states. | 2021-04-19T19:35:35Z | |
| 112-sres-436 | 112 | sres | 436 | A resolution designating the week of April 22 through 28, 2012, as the "Week of the Young Child". | Families | 2012-04-25 | 2012-04-25 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2735) | Senate | Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] | AK | D | B001265 | 1 | Designates the week of April 22 through April 28, 2012, as the Week of the Young Child. | 2022-02-03T05:54:26Z | |
| 112-sres-432 | 112 | sres | 432 | A resolution designating April 30, 2012, as "Dia de los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans". | Families | 2012-04-24 | 2012-04-24 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2660; text as passed Senate: CR S2660; text of measure as introduced: CR S2658) | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 5 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates April 30, 2012, as Dia de los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans. | 2019-02-20T22:50:20Z | |
| 112-sres-433 | 112 | sres | 433 | A resolution designating April 2012 as "National Child Abuse Prevention Month". | Families | 2012-04-24 | 2012-04-24 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2660; text as passed Senate: CR S2660; text of measure as introduced: CR S2658-2659) | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates April 2012 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. | 2019-02-20T22:50:20Z | |
| 112-s-2293 | 112 | s | 2293 | National Parent Helpline Act | Families | 2012-04-18 | 2012-04-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 3 | National Parent Helpline Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award a grant to one or more nonprofit entities to: (1) provide for the establishment and ongoing operation of a national, toll-free telephone parent helpline to give information and assistance to parents to prevent child abuse and strengthen families; and (2) create an Internet website with vital information and resources for parents and caregivers to address a broad spectrum of family issues related to emotional, social, behavioral, and educational well-being of parents and children. | 2020-02-10T17:00:03Z | |
| 112-hjres-107 | 112 | hjres | 107 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights. | Families | 2012-03-29 | 2012-04-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] | AZ | R | F000448 | 21 | Constitutional Amendment - States that the liberty of parents to direct the education of their children is a fundamental right. States that neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served. Declares that no treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to the rights guaranteed by this amendment. | 2019-11-15T21:33:26Z | |
| 112-hr-4282 | 112 | hr | 4282 | International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 | Families | 2012-03-28 | 2012-06-06 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | House | Rep. Berg, Rick [R-ND-At Large] | ND | R | B001272 | 19 | International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to use the authorities otherwise provided by law to ensure U.S. compliance with any multilateral child support convention to which the United States is a party. Authorizes access to the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) by an entity designated as a Central Authority for child support enforcement in a foreign reciprocating country or a foreign treaty country (for which the 2007 Family Maintenance Convention is in force) so that foreign reciprocating countries will be notified of the state of residence of individuals sought for support enforcement. Gives the state the option to require individuals applying for services relating to establishment of paternity or child support obligations who reside in a foreign reciprocating country or foreign treaty country to apply for such services with respect to a child through the Central Authority for child support enforcement in the foreign country. Allows the state to accept or reject the application of any individual residing in a foreign country that is not a foreign reciprocating country or a foreign treaty country. Directs the Secretary of HHS to designate: (1) a nonproprietary and interoperable data exchange standard for any category of information required to be reported under SSA title IV part D, and (2) data exchange standards to govern reporting of such data. Increases from 24 to 48 months the length of time information entered into the data base maintained by the National Directory of New Hires shall remain before being deleted. Revises the authority of the Secretary of HHS to provide access to data in each component of the FPLS and to information reported by employers for certain research purposes. Limits such research to any undertaken by a state or federal agency for purposes likely to contribute to achieving the purposes of SSA title… | 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z | |
| 112-hr-4283 | 112 | hr | 4283 | Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act | Families | 2012-03-28 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] | GA | D | B001252 | 0 | Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require a state to include, as part of its regulatory process for issuance and renewal of licenses to providers of child care services, a recommendation to each provider that it carry current liability insurance. Requires state plans for the use of child care and development block grant funds to certify that there are in effect state or local health and safety requirements that each child care provider: (1) post publicly and conspicuously in the service area of its premises a notice specifying whether it carries current liability insurance; and (2) give written notice to parents about whether it carries such insurance, obtain the signature of at least one parent per child acknowledging receipt of such notice, and maintain records of such signed notice while a child receives services. | 2020-02-10T16:50:29Z | |
| 112-s-2182 | 112 | s | 2182 | Child Care Public-Private Partnership Act of 2012 | Families | 2012-03-08 | 2012-03-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] | AK | D | B001265 | 0 | Child Care Public-Private Partnership Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a business-incentive grant program to provide child care through public-private partnerships. Requires the Secretary to make such grants to: (1) states, on a competitive basis, to enable businesses and consortia to carry out certain activities; and (2) nonprofit business organizations with expertise in management issues of a high-quality child care center to provide technical information and assistance to enable businesses to provide child care services. Specifies that grants to businesses and consortia are meant to enable them to: (1) pay start-up costs incurred to provide child care services, (2) assist with the costs of child care services needed by their employees, and (3) pay for training and professional development for staff that provide child care services. Gives priority in grant selection to businesses with fewer than 100 full-time employees. | 2020-02-10T17:00:03Z | |
| 112-s-2135 | 112 | s | 2135 | Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012 | Families | 2012-02-28 | 2012-02-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 2 | Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reserve at least $1 million of annual child care and development block grant appropriations for operation of a national toll-free hotline and website to develop and disseminate child care consumer education information for parents and help them access safe, affordable, and quality child care in their community. | 2020-02-10T17:00:02Z | |
| 112-sres-378 | 112 | sres | 378 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that children should have a safe, loving, nurturing, and permanent family and that it is the policy of the United States that family reunification, kinship care, or domestic and intercountry adoption promotes permanency and stability to a greater degree than long-term institutionalization and long-term, continually disrupted foster care. | Families | 2012-02-15 | 2012-02-15 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S803; text as passed Senate: CR S803; text of measure as introduced: CR S704) | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 10 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Affirms that all children in the world, including those with special needs, deserve a safe, loving, nurturing, and permanent family, connections with siblings and relatives, or a permanent relationship with a caring adult. Acknowledges that the United States can and should do more by working with the private sector, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based communities to implement cost effective strategies that connect children living outside of family care with a permanent, supportive family, or connections with siblings and relatives, or a permanent relationship with a caring adult. Encourages states, counties, cities, and to the extent appropriate, other governments to invest resources in family preservation, reunification services, services to help older youth transition out of care with a connection to siblings, relatives or a caring adult, kinship adoption, domestic adoption, and intercountry adoption and post adoption strategies to ensure that more children in the United States are provided with safe, loving, and permanent family placements or a permanent relationship with a caring adult. Recognizes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State for recent efforts to develop a strategy for meeting the unique needs of children living outside of family care. Expresses the sense of the Senate that children should have a safe, loving, nurturing, and permanent family. Declars that it is U.S. policy that family reunification, kinship care, or domestic and intercountry adoption promotes permanency and stability to a greater degree than long-term institutionalization and long-term, continually disrupted foster care. | 2019-02-20T22:49:35Z | |
| 112-hr-3977 | 112 | hr | 3977 | Domestic Violence Judicial Support Act of 2012 | Families | 2012-02-08 | 2012-02-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House | Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] | CA | D | H001034 | 0 | Domestic Violence Judicial Support Act of 2012 - Amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, as amended by the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to state and local governments, Indian tribal governments, courts and other specified providers for: (1) supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange of children and youth by and between parents in situations involving domestic violence, dating violence, child sexual abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; and (2) court-related and child protective services workers education on the dynamics of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault (including child sexual abuse), and stalking. Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to: (1) ensure that by January 1, 2015, a court-appointed special advocate shall be available to every victim of child abuse or neglect in the United States that needs one; and (2) reauthorize through FY2017 the court-appointed special advocate program and the child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners. | 2019-11-15T21:32:28Z | |
| 112-hr-3873 | 112 | hr | 3873 | Enhancing the Quality of Parental Legal Representation Act of 2011 | Families | 2012-02-01 | 2012-02-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] | WI | D | M001160 | 3 | Enhancing the Quality of Parental Legal Representation Act of 2011 - Amends title IV (Temporary Aid to Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to the highest state courts to enable them to provide legal representation for parents and legal guardians with respect to child welfare cases. Increases funding for discretionary and targeted grants. | 2019-11-15T21:46:52Z | |
| 112-hr-3829 | 112 | hr | 3829 | CARE for Kids Act of 2012 | Families | 2012-01-25 | 2012-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] | WI | D | M001160 | 7 | Childcare Accountability and Responsibility Act of 2012 or the CARE for Kids Act of 2012 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require a national criminal background check for an individual who is a child care staff member, a family child care provider, or an adult who resides in the home of a family child care provider in any state that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program. Requires that such background check include: (1) a search of the national Sex Offender Registry, the National Crime Information Center, state criminal registries, and state-based abuse and neglect registries and databases; and (2) a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprint check. Makes a child care provider ineligible for Program funds if the criminal background check reveals an adult felony conviction of any such individual for: (1) child abuse or neglect; (2) spousal abuse; (3) a crime against children (including child pornography); (4) a violent crime; or (5) distribution, possession with intent to distribute, or importation of a controlled substance committed within the previous five years. Allows: (1) a child care provider or an individual subject to a background check to appeal the results to the appropriate designated state agency, and (2) a state to collect a fee from providers for such background checks to defray costs. | 2020-02-10T16:50:30Z | |
| 112-hr-3653 | 112 | hr | 3653 | Protect our Kids Act of 2011 | Families | 2011-12-13 | 2012-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] | TX | D | D000399 | 19 | Protect our Kids Act of 2011 - Establishes the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities to conduct a thorough study on reducing fatalities from child abuse and neglect. | 2020-02-10T16:54:13Z | |
| 112-s-1984 | 112 | s | 1984 | Protect our Kids Act of 2011 | Families | 2011-12-13 | 2011-12-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 6 | Protect our Kids Act of 2011 - Establishes the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities to conduct a thorough study on reducing fatalities from child abuse and neglect. | 2020-02-10T17:02:30Z | |
| 112-s-1877 | 112 | s | 1877 | Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act | Families | 2011-11-16 | 2011-11-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 1 | Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) to specify in the definition of "child abuse or neglect" any deliberate act, on the part of an individual other than a parent or caretaker, that results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, or sexual abuse or exploitation, or that presents an imminent risk of serious harm to a child. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to eligible entities to carry out educational campaigns and provide training regarding state laws for mandatory reporting of incidents of child abuse or neglect. Requires the state plan under a grant for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs to contain an assurance in the form of a certification by the state governor that the state has in effect and is enforcing a state law, or has in effect and is operating a statewide program, relating to child abuse and neglect that includes provisions or procedures for an individual to report suspected or known incidents incidents of child abuse or neglect to a state child protective services agencies or to law enforcement agencies, which shall include a state law for mandatory reporting of such agencies, to either type of agency, by any adult. Requires the annual state application for a grant for programs relating to investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases to contain an assurance that the state will train adults who work with children in a professional or volunteer capacity to report suspected and known incidents of child abuse or neglect. Requires the state multidisciplinary task force on children's justice to evaluate the state's efforts to train such adults to report such incidents. Requires a state to adopt state task force recommendations in the category of experimental, model, and demonstration programs for testing innovative approaches and techniques that may improve reporting to the state child protective services agencies or to law enforcement agencies o… | 2020-02-10T17:06:52Z | |
| 112-hr-3333 | 112 | hr | 3333 | Foster Children Opportunity Act | Families | 2011-11-03 | 2011-11-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture . | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] | CA | D | S000810 | 9 | Foster Children Opportunity Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require state plans for foster care and adoption assistance to have procedures to assist alien children in the child welfare system achieve special immigrant juvenile status and lawful permanent resident status before exiting foster care. Requires case plans to include documentation of the steps the state child welfare agency is taking in assisting children obtain lawful immigrant status before exiting foster care. Requires a permanency hearing to determine whether a petition for special immigrant juvenile status or lawful permanent resident status has been filed on behalf of an alien foster child and, if it has not been filed, whether it is in the child's best interest to have such a petition filed or to have immigration counsel appointed. Authorizes the use of court improvement program grant funds to educate and train child welfare and court staff to assist alien children in achieving special immigrant juvenile status, lawful permanent resident status, and other forms of relief under immigration law. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), on the request of a child welfare agency, to provide technical assistance in carrying out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to and contract with qualified non-profit or other community-based service providers to perform the assistance. Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to make an exception to the five-year limited eligibility of qualified aliens for federal means-tested public benefits for individuals who have obtained special immigrant juvenile status. Makes a similar exception for such individuals with respect to the limited eligibility of qualified aliens for certain Federal programs. | 2021-09-28T14:14:01Z | |
| 112-s-1770 | 112 | s | 1770 | Every Child Deserves a Family Act | Families | 2011-11-01 | 2011-11-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 14 | Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Prohibits an entity that receives federal assistance and is involved in adoption or foster care placements from discriminating against prospective adoptive or foster parents solely on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status or on the basis of the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in order to ensure compliance with, and ensure understanding of the legal, practice, and culture changes required by this Act in making foster care and adoption placement decisions, to provide specified technical assistance to all entities covered by this Act. Requires a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of whether states have substantially complied with this Act in eliminating policies, practices, or statutes that deny adoption rights on the basis of these criteria. | 2019-02-20T23:15:54Z | |
| 112-s-1778 | 112 | s | 1778 | DIAPER Act | Families | 2011-11-01 | 2011-11-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 0 | Diaper Investment and Aid to Promote Economic Recovery Act or DIAPER Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to include a state's provision under a child care and development block grant of diapers and diapering supplies to enrolled child care providers as covered child care assistance to parents with children under age three. | 2020-02-10T17:06:54Z | |
| 112-sres-302 | 112 | sres | 302 | A resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children. | Families | 2011-10-20 | 2011-11-16 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7605) | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 26 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supports the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month. Recognizes that every child in foster care should have a permanent and loving family. | 2023-01-11T13:22:58Z | |
| 112-hres-433 | 112 | hres | 433 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children in foster care awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, recognizing current programs and efforts designed to promote adoption, and encouraging people in the United States to seek improved safety, permanency, and well-being for all children. | Families | 2011-10-12 | 2011-10-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] | MN | R | B001256 | 72 | Supports the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month. Recognizes that every child in foster care deserves a permanent and loving family. | 2023-01-11T13:22:01Z | |
| 112-hr-3126 | 112 | hr | 3126 | Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 | Families | 2011-10-06 | 2011-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 20 | Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 - Directs the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services to require each location of a covered program to meet specified minimum standards if individually or together with other locations it has an effect on interstate commerce. Defines "covered program" as one operated by a public or private entity that with respect to one or more children unrelated to the program owner or operator: (1) provides a residential environment; and (2) operates with a focus on serving children with emotional, behavioral, or mental health problems or disorders, or problems with alcohol or substance abuse. Directs the Assistant Secretary to: (1) implement an ongoing review process for investigating and evaluating reports of child abuse and neglect; (2) establish public websites with information about each covered program, as well as a national toll-free telephone hotline to receive complaints; (3) establish civil penalties for violations of standards; and (4) establish a process to ensure that complaints received by the hotline are promptly reviewed by persons with appropriate expertise. Requires the Assistant Secretary to refer any violation of such standards to the Attorney General for appropriate action. Authorizes the Attorney General to file such a complaint on his or her own initiative regardless of whether such a referral has been made. Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to establish additional eligibility requirements for grants to states to prevent child abuse and neglect at residential programs. Requires such states to develop policies and procedures to prevent child abuse and neglect at covered programs consistent with the standards specified by this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study outcomes for children in both private and public covered programs under this Act encompassing a broad representation of treatment facilities and geographic regions. | 2023-01-11T13:22:09Z | |
| 112-hr-3134 | 112 | hr | 3134 | DIAPER Act | Families | 2011-10-06 | 2011-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 19 | Diaper Investment and Aid to Promote Economic Recovery or DIAPER Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to include a state's provision under a child care and development block grant of diapers and diapering supplies to enrolled child care providers as covered child care assistance to parents with children under age three. Treats such a provision as a direct service not counted among administrative costs. | 2023-01-11T13:22:09Z | |
| 112-s-1667 | 112 | s | 1667 | Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 | Families | 2011-10-06 | 2011-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6335-6338) | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 0 | Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 - Directs the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services to require each location of a covered program to meet specified minimum standards if individually or together with other locations it has an effect on interstate commerce. Defines "covered program" as one operated by a public or private entity that with respect to one or more children unrelated to the program owner or operator: (1) provides a residential environment; and (2) operates with a focus on serving children with emotional, behavioral, or mental health problems or disorders, or problems with alcohol or substance abuse. Directs the Assistant Secretary to: (1) implement an ongoing review process for investigating and evaluating reports of child abuse and neglect; (2) establish public websites with information about each covered program, as well as a national toll-free telephone hotline to receive complaints; (3) establish civil penalties for violations of standards; and (4) establish a process to ensure that complaints received by the hotline are promptly reviewed by persons with appropriate expertise. Requires the Assistant Secretary to refer any violation of such standards to the Attorney General for appropriate action. Authorizes the Attorney General to file such a complaint on his or her own initiative regardless of whether such a referral has been made. Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to establish additional eligibility requirements for grants to states to prevent child abuse and neglect at residential programs. Require such states to develop policies and procedures to prevent child abuse and neglect at covered programs consistent with the standards specified by this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study outcomes for children in both private and public covered programs under this Act encompassing a broad representation of treatment facilities and geographic regions. | 2023-01-11T13:22:00Z | |
| 112-hr-2953 | 112 | hr | 2953 | Foster Youth Financial Security Act of 2011 | Families | 2011-09-15 | 2011-09-26 | Referred for a period ending not later than September 26, 2011, (or for a later time if the Chairman so designates) to the Subcommittee on Human Resources, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee concerned. | House | Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] | RI | D | L000559 | 3 | Foster Youth Financial Security Act of 2011 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program, to: (1) require states to take certain additional steps to assist children in foster care in making the transition to independent living, such as providing credit reports and helping a child age 14 or older obtain a driver's license; (2) establish individual development accounts and custodial accounts; (3) require state evaluations of specific services provided to assist the transition to independent living; (4) eliminate the use of a Social Security number as an identifier for a foster child; and (5) authorize additional appropriations to enable states to take such additional steps. Directs the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to develop a process for the assignment of alternative taxpayer identification numbers for foster children for use in tax returns in a manner similar to those used in the case of adopted children. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), on request, to provide the state agency with technical assistance in carrying out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to and enter into contracts with qualified nonprofit or other community-based service providers with substantive expertise to provide the assistance. | 2023-01-11T13:22:23Z | |
| 112-sres-235 | 112 | sres | 235 | A resolution designating 2011 as "The Year of the Family Caregiver". | Families | 2011-07-21 | 2011-07-21 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4811; text as passed Senate: CR S4811; text of measure as introduced: CR S4808) | Senate | Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] | MD | D | M000702 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Recognizes the year 2011 as the 11-year anniversary of the National Family Caregiver Support Program. Applauds the Administration on Aging and national and community based organizations that support family caregivers, as well as the family, friends, partners, and neighbors who provide long-term care services. Designates 2011 as The Year of the Family Caregiver. | 2019-02-20T22:48:17Z | |
| 112-s-1383 | 112 | s | 1383 | Strengthen and Vitalize Enforcement of Child Support (SAVE Child Support) Act | Families | 2011-07-19 | 2011-07-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 1 | Strengthen and Vitalize Enforcement of Child Support (SAVE Child Support) Act - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require states to adopt the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, including any amendments officially adopted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Amends the federal judicial code with regard to full faith and credit for a child support order and continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the order. Declares that a court of a state that has made a child support order has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify it, if the order is the controlling order and the state is the child's state or the residence of any individual contestant, or the contestants consent in a record or open court that the court may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order. Denies such jurisdiction to the first state after the court of another state has made a modification of the order pursuant to established guidelines. Amends SSA title IV part D to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) utilize federal and state enforcement mechanisms in furtherance of the U.S. national policy to comply fully with the obligations of any multilateral child support convention to which the United States is a party, and (2) take necessary steps to ensure compliance with the U.S. treaty obligations under such convention in the event that a state child support enforcement plan does not comply. Authorizes access to the Federal Parent Locator Service for any entity designated as a Central Authority for child support enforcement in a foreign reciprocating country or a foreign treaty country. Requires a state to establish a centralized registry for liens that arise by operation of law against real and personal property for amounts of overdue support owed by a noncustodial parent who resides or owns property in the state. Requires the Secretary (who, under current law, is merely authorized), through the Federal P… | 2023-01-11T13:22:37Z | |
| 112-sres-231 | 112 | sres | 231 | A resolution designating September 2011 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States. | Families | 2011-07-11 | 2011-07-11 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4489-4490; text: CR S4489-4490; text of measure as introduced: CR S4487-4488) | Senate | Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] | NC | R | B001135 | 5 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates September 2011 as National Child Awareness Month to: (1) promote awareness of charities benefiting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States, and (2) recognize efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States. | 2019-02-20T22:48:14Z | |
| 112-s-1318 | 112 | s | 1318 | Supporting Adoptive Families Act | Families | 2011-06-30 | 2011-06-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 4 | Supporting Adoptive Families Act - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to make it a purpose of the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program to promote efforts to prevent children from entering the foster care system through the provision of pre- and post-adoptive support services. Extends adoption promotion and support services to those designed to support adoptions from other countries as well as domestic adoptions. Specifies related pre- and post-adoptive support services. Amends SSA title IV part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) to revise requirements for state expenditures for adoption support services. Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to develop and implement state-sponsored statewide or tribal post-adoption mental health service programs for all adopted children. Amends SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to direct the Secretary, as part of the child support and paternity data collection system, to promulgate final regulations requiring the states to collect and report information regarding children adopted within the United States or from other countries who enter into state custody as a result of the disruption of a placement for adoption or the dissolution of an adoption. | 2023-01-11T13:22:50Z | |
| 112-hres-315 | 112 | hres | 315 | Recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day. | Families | 2011-06-16 | 2011-06-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] | PA | R | P000373 | 38 | Commends the millions of fathers who serve as wonderful, caring parents for their children. Calls on fathers across the United States to use Father's Day to: (1) reconnect and rededicate themselves to their children's lives, (2) spend Father's Day with their children, and (3) express their love and support for their children. Urges men to understand the level of responsibility fathering a child requires, especially in the encouragement of children's moral, mental, social, academic, emotional, physical, and spiritual development. Encourages active involvement of fathers in the rearing and development of their children, including the devotion of time, energy, and resources. | 2023-01-11T13:22:57Z | |
| 112-s-1155 | 112 | s | 1155 | Starting Early Starting Right Act | Families | 2011-06-08 | 2011-06-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 1 | Starting Early Starting Right Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations to carry out the Child Care and Development Block Grant program for FY2012-FY2016. Requires the state plan under the Act to certify that the state has in effect: (1) licensing requirements applicable to child care providers within the state that include one annual announced and one annual unannounced visit to each site at which the provider provides child care services, and (2) licensing or registration requirements pertaining to training. Requires the state plan to: (1) demonstrate the manner in which the state will meet the specific child care needs of low-income and working families and how it is implementing practices and procedures to help ensure that children receive continuous care from the same provider, (2) provide information demonstrating that the state is ensuring that payment rates for the provision of child care services for which assistance is provided are equal to or exceed the 75th percentile of the current market rate for all types of child care, and (3) describe efforts to address the need for child care for special populations. Increases from 4% to 15% the maximum amount of child care and development block grant funds that a state may use for specified activities designed to improve the quality of child care. Provides for minimum funding set-asides for: (1) extension of full-day care, and (2) high-quality care for infants and toddlers. | 2023-01-11T13:22:55Z | |
| 112-hr-2063 | 112 | hr | 2063 | Look-back Elimination Act of 2011 | Families | 2011-05-31 | 2011-06-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] | GA | D | L000287 | 10 | Look-back Elimination Act of 2011 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to eliminate the requirement that, to be eligible for foster care maintenance payments, a child would have been eligible for aid under the former Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program (predecessor of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF] program under part A of SSA title IV) at the time of removal from the home. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the AFDC eligibility requirement for federal foster care and adoption assistance benefits should be eliminated and replaced with income eligibility standards that are based on modern, balanced criteria that treat all children equally; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) should collaborate with Members of Congress and child welfare advocates in developing any modification standards. | 2019-11-15T21:43:14Z | |
| 112-hr-2022 | 112 | hr | 2022 | To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the recruitment and retention of foster parents in the United States. | Families | 2011-05-26 | 2011-06-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-33] | CA | D | B001270 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study the recruitment and retention of foster parents of children served by any foster care program funded under part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act. | 2019-11-15T21:43:14Z | |
| 112-sres-203 | 112 | sres | 203 | A resolution recognizing "National Foster Care Month" as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system. | Families | 2011-05-26 | 2011-05-26 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3462; text as passed Senate: CR S3462; text of measure as introduced: CR S3454) | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 16 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Recognizes National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges that children in the foster care system face. Encourages Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system. Supports the designation of May as National Foster Care Month. Acknowledges the special needs of children in the foster care system. Honors the commitment and dedication of the individuals who work tirelessly to provide assistance and services to children in the foster care system. Reaffirms the need to continue working to improve the outcomes of all children in the foster care system through title IV of the Social Security Act and other programs. | 2019-02-20T22:48:00Z | |
| 112-s-961 | 112 | s | 961 | Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act of 2011 | Families | 2011-05-12 | 2011-05-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 5 | Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act of 2011 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require State part E plans to provide that the state shall have in effect such laws and procedures as are necessary to ensure that: (1) a child may not be placed in foster care under state responsibility solely because the family with which the child is living is homeless or living in substandard housing, and (2) the state will work with the family and state housing authorities to secure permanent housing for any family that includes a minor child and is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Requires the Comptroller General to report to appropriate congressional committees on state policies and practices regarding: (1) access to federally funded child welfare services by children who have attained age 13; and (2) consideration of runaway and homeless situations, as well as status as domestic minor victims of sex trafficking, as risk assessment factors for determining the appropriateness of placement in the child welfare system. Requires state part E plans to describe state policies and procedures regarding runaway or missing foster children. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a demonstration project to develop multi-state working groups to conduct research and develop policy recommendations for the support and enhancement of long-term permanency planning for children in foster care. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to revise certain regulations to provide that individuals who have been under the state foster care system but are no longer because they have attained the age of majority, and who have attained, as well, a bachelor's degree or higher from an institution of higher education in the United States, qualify to purchase a home through the Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program. Directs the Secretary of HHS to establish a demonstration project to develop programs focused on improving fa… | 2022-02-03T05:53:52Z | |
| 112-hr-1711 | 112 | hr | 1711 | Child Care Criminal Background Check Act of 2011 | Families | 2011-05-04 | 2011-05-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] | IN | D | C001072 | 7 | Child Care Criminal Background Check Act of 2011 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require a state child care services plan to certify that the state will require child care providers that are licensed by the state or that receive funds under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program to obtain a comprehensive criminal background check of each employee who provides child care services, each applicant for employment, and each family child care provider who provides or applies to provide such services and to refuse to employ, or continue to employ, an individual to provide such services: (1) if such individual was convicted of a crime of violence or a crime against children; (2) to an eligible child without the supervision of an employee whose criminal background check satisfies requirements, pending receipt of such individual's background check; and (3) to an eligible child for a period exceeding 90 days with the supervision of an employee whose criminal background check satisfies requirements, pending receipt of such individual's background check. Requires a state child care services plan to also certify that the state will carry out a comprehensive criminal background check of an employee or applicant of such a child care provider as soon as practicable after the provider's request and make the results available to such provider, employee, and applicant. Requires the state to certify that: (1) each eligible child care provider (with an exception related to child care provided by a relative) that is licensed by the state will be inspected at least at 3-month intervals; and (2) each such provider that receives funds under the Program will receive not less than 40 hours of initial training and 24 hours of training annually that includes CPR, first aid, recognizing child abuse, basic safety and health, and child behavior and development. Reduces by 10% allotments to states that fail to comply with the requirements of this Act. | 2022-02-03T05:53:34Z | |
| 112-hr-1726 | 112 | hr | 1726 | Child Care Protection Act of 2011 | Families | 2011-05-04 | 2011-05-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] | MD | D | R000576 | 1 | Child Care Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require states that receive funds under such Act to: (1) require and conduct criminal background checks for staff members of child care providers; (2) prohibit the employment of a child care staff member who refuses to consent to a criminal background check, makes a false statement in connection with such background check, is registered as a sex offender, or is a convicted felon involving certain crimes; and (3) provide criminal background checks to child care providers upon request. Imposes a financial penalty on states that fail to comply substantially with the requirements of this Act. | 2019-11-15T21:05:17Z | |
| 112-hr-1681 | 112 | hr | 1681 | Every Child Deserves a Family Act | Families | 2011-05-03 | 2011-05-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] | CA | D | S000810 | 114 | Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Prohibits an entity that receives federal assistance and is involved in adoption or foster care placements from discriminating against prospective adoptive or foster parents solely on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status or on the basis of the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in order to ensure compliance with, and ensure understanding of the legal, practice, and culture changes required by this Act in making foster care and adoption placement decisions, to provide specified technical assistance to all entities covered by this Act. Requires a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of whether states have substantially complied with this Act in eliminating policies, practices, or statutes that deny adoption rights on the basis of these criteria. | 2021-09-28T13:36:45Z | |
| 112-hres-242 | 112 | hres | 242 | Recognizing May as "National Foster Care Month". | Families | 2011-05-03 | 2011-05-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-33] | CA | D | B001270 | 20 | Supports the goals and ideals of National Foster Care Month. | 2021-09-28T12:36:15Z | |
| 112-sres-152 | 112 | sres | 152 | A resolution designating April 30, 2011, as "Dia de los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans". | Families | 2011-04-14 | 2011-04-14 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2544) | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 4 | Designates April 30, 2011, as Dia de los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans. | 2022-02-03T05:52:50Z | |
| 112-sres-127 | 112 | sres | 127 | A resolution designating April 2011 as "National Child Abuse Prevention Month". | Families | 2011-04-04 | 2011-04-14 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2553) | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates April 2011 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. | 2019-02-20T22:47:09Z | |
| 112-hr-1085 | 112 | hr | 1085 | Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act of 2011 | Families | 2011-03-15 | 2011-03-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] | CA | D | L000551 | 55 | Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act of 2011 - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the abstinence-only education program, (2) rescind unobligated FY2010-FY2011 program appropriations, and (3) reprogram such rescinded appropriations for the personal responsibility education program (PREP) for FY2012-FY2014. | 2023-01-11T13:20:21Z | |
| 112-s-578 | 112 | s | 578 | Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act of 2011 | Families | 2011-03-15 | 2011-03-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 10 | Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act of 2011 - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the abstinence-only education program, (2) rescind unobligated FY2010 and 2011 program appropriations, and (3) reprogram such rescinded appropriations for the personal responsibility education program (PREP) for FY2012-FY2014. | 2019-02-20T23:01:21Z | |
| 112-s-581 | 112 | s | 581 | Child Care Protection Act of 2011 | Families | 2011-03-15 | 2011-03-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] | NC | R | B001135 | 9 | Child Care Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require states that receive funds under such Act to: (1) require and conduct criminal background checks for staff members of child care providers; (2) prohibit the employment of a child care staff member who refuses to consent to a criminal background check, makes a false statement in connection with such background check, is registered as a sex offender, or is a convicted felon involving certain crimes; and (3) provide criminal background checks to child care providers upon request. Imposes a financial penalty on states that fail to comply substantially with the requirements of this Act. | 2020-02-10T17:03:12Z | |
| 112-s-495 | 112 | s | 495 | Adult Day Achievement Center Enhancement Act | Families | 2011-03-07 | 2011-03-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 0 | Adult Day Achievement Center Enhancement Act - Requires the Assistant Secretary for Aging to initiate a comprehensive survey of current adult day programs that provide care and support to individuals living with neurological diseases or conditions, including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or traumatic brain injury. Requires the Assistant Secretary to identify ongoing successful adult day programs and develop a set of best practices to help guide the establishment and replication of additional successful adult day programs. Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish a competitive grant program for awarding grants annually to fund adult day programs. Defines an "adult day program" as a program that provides comprehensive and effective care and support services to individuals living with neurological diseases or conditions and to their family caregivers and that may assist them in ways that: (1) maintain or improve their functional abilities or otherwise help them adjust to their changing functional abilities; (2) prevent the onset of complications associated with severe forms of the disease or condition; (3) promote alternatives to placement in nursing homes; (4) reduce the strain on family caregivers taking care of a family member living with such a disease or condition; (5) focus on supporting the emotional, social, and intellectual needs of a younger adult population; or (6) address the needs of veterans living with such a disease or condition. | 2022-02-03T05:52:46Z | |
| 112-hjres-45 | 112 | hjres | 45 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. | Families | 2011-03-03 | 2011-03-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] | GA | R | B001262 | 32 | Constitutional Amendment - Marriage Protection Amendment - Defines marriage in the United States as consisting only of the union of a man and a woman. Prohibits either the U.S. Constitution or the constitution of any state from being construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon any other union. | 2023-01-11T13:20:24Z | |
| 112-hr-883 | 112 | hr | 883 | Adult Day Achievement Center Enhancement Act | Families | 2011-03-02 | 2011-03-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] | CA | D | L000551 | 33 | Adult Day Achievement Center Enhancement Act - Requires the Assistant Secretary for Aging to initiate a comprehensive survey of current adult day programs that provide care and support to individuals living with neurological diseases or conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or traumatic brain injury. Requires the Assistant Secretary to identify ongoing successful adult day programs and develop a set of best practices to help guide the establishment and replication of additional successful adult day programs. Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish a competitive grant program for awarding grants annually to fund adult day programs. Defines an "adult day program" as a program that provides comprehensive and effective care and support services to individuals living with neurological diseases or conditions and to their family caregivers and that may assist participants in ways that: (1) maintain or improve their functional abilities or otherwise help them adjust to their changing functional abilities; (2) prevent the onset of complications associated with severe forms of the disease or condition; (3) promote alternatives to placement in nursing homes; (4) reduce the strain on family caregivers taking care of a family member living with such diseases or conditions; (5) focus on supporting the emotional, social, and intellectual needs of a younger adult population; or (6) address the needs of veterans living with such diseases or conditions. | 2021-09-28T13:14:08Z | |
| 112-hjres-3 | 112 | hjres | 3 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights. | Families | 2011-01-05 | 2011-01-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] | LA | R | F000456 | 17 | Constitutional Amendment - States that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is a fundamental right. States that neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served. Declares that no treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to the rights guaranteed by this amendment. | 2023-01-11T13:21:05Z |
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