Adoption And Foster Care

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US Congress 117th Congress

To provide additional emergency support for older foster youth under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood, and extend through fiscal year 2022 certain flexibilities provided for the program by division X of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and for other purposes. [HB-5167] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Human Services ]
To provide additional emergency support for older foster youth under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood, and extend through fiscal year 2022 certain flexibilities provided for the program by division X of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Worker And Family Support. on 09/03/2021

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A resolution designating September 2021 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities that benefit children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing the efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States. [SR-351] [Children and Youth ] [Nonprofit ] [Human Services ]
A resolution designating September 2021 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities that benefit children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing the efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6106; Text: Cr S6116) on 08/09/2021

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Eliminating Debtor’s Prison for Kids Act of 2021 [S.2507] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
A bill to establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/28/2021

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Eliminating Debtor’s Prison for Kids Act of 2021 [HB-4744] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ]
To establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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STEM Opportunities Act [S.2224] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/24/2021

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Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2021 [HB-4054] [Taxes ] [Native American Affairs ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat Indian tribal governments in the same manner as State governments for certain Federal tax purposes, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore Introduced In House on 06/22/2021

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National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act [HB-4052] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Human Services ]
To establish a national, research-based, and comprehensive home study assessment process for the evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents and provide funding to States and Indian tribes to adopt such process.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin Introduced In House on 06/22/2021

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National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act [S.2167] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
A bill to establish a national, research-based, and comprehensive home study assessment process for the evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents and provide funding to States and Indian tribes to adopt such process.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/22/2021

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Caregivers, Access, and Responsible Expansion for Kids Act of 2021 CARE for Kids Act of 2021 [HB-3997] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Food ] [Public Health ]
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to enhance direct certification under the school lunch program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier Introduced In House on 06/17/2021

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Community-Based Response Act of 2021 [HB-3862] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Disaster Relief ]
To provide for a Community-Based Emergency and Non-Emergency Response Grant Program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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Special Needs Tax Credit Act [HB-3819] [Taxes ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Disabilities ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to individuals for legal expenses paid with respect to establishing guardianship of a family member with disabilities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore E. Deutch Introduced In House on 06/11/2021

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Ending the Diagnostic Odyssey Act of 2021 [S.2022] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Children and Youth ] [Science ] [Public Health ]
A bill to enable States to better provide access to whole genome sequencing clinical services for certain undiagnosed children under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S4046-4047) on 06/10/2021

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STRONG Support for Children Act of 2021 Services and Trauma-informed Research of Outcomes in Neighborhoods Grants for Support for Children Act of 2021 [HB-3792] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Science ] [Community Development ] [Mental Health ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to support the development and implementation of programs using data analysis to identify and facilitate strategies to improve outcomes for children in geographic areas with a high prevalence of trauma from exposure to adverse childhood experiences, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/09/2021

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Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act [HB-3572] [Education ] [Mental Health ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ]
To increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers by low-income local educational agencies.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/28/2021

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Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act [HB-3588] [Education ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To coordinate Federal research and development efforts focused on modernizing mathematics in STEM education through mathematical and statistical modeling, including data-driven and computational thinking, problem, project, and performance-based learning and assessment, interdisciplinary exploration, and career connections, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/27/2022

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CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2021 [S.1927] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Murray With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 11/15/2021

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Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act [S.1839] [Education ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Data Privacy ]
A bill to coordinate Federal research and development efforts focused on modernizing mathematics in STEM education through mathematical and statistical modeling, including data-driven and computational thinking, problem, project, and performance based learning and assessment, interdisciplinary exploration, and career connections, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/26/2021

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John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act [S.1848] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [Children and Youth ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Services ]
A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), and marital status in the administration and provision of child welfare services, to improve safety, well-being, and permanency for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning foster youth, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/26/2021

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John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act [HB-3488] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [Children and Youth ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Services ]
To prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), and marital status in the administration and provision of child welfare services; to improve safety, well-being, and permanency for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning foster youth, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/26/2021

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Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act [S.1811] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Education ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ]
A bill to increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers by low-income local educational agencies.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/25/2021

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