Adoption And Foster Care
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All Kids Matter Act [HB-5364]
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[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Housing ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
All Kids Matter Act This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to revise state plan requirements to require: the state to identify and provide appropriate prevention, intervention, and support services before placing a child in foster care as part of its reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify families; that all at-risk children, children in foster care, and children who have left foster care to return home through reunification or reinstatement of parental rights, or for kinship
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/03/2016
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Improving Supports for Kinship Caregivers Act of 2016 [HB-5354]
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[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
Improving Supports for Kinship Caregivers Act of 2016 This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require a state receiving a family assistance grant to ensure that the state agency administering the TANF program: employs a primary kinship resource employee trained to give legal custody and guardianship guidance to a relative caregiver of a TANF-receiving minor child; and notifies the relative caregiver of options to participate in the child's care and placement. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny K. Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/03/2016
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5325]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 (Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 5) Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the emergency amounts and transmitting the designations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Graves
Presented To President. on 09/29/2016
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Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2015 [HB-532]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2015 Allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay available for either the: (1) birth of a child, or (2) placement of a child with the employee for either adoption or foster care. Makes available (subject to specified requirements) for any of the 12 weeks of leave an employee is entitled to for such purposes: (1) six administrative weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth or placement involved, and (2) any accumulated annual or sick leave.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E174-175) on 02/05/2015
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To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human rights reports to include information on the institutionalization of children and the subjection of children to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons, and for other purposes. [HB-5285]
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[Children and Youth ]
[International ]
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human rights reports to include information on the institutionalization of children and the subjection of children to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require annual human rights reports to include information on the: institutionalization of children, including in orphanages and group homes, if such institutionalization
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Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Introduced In House on 05/19/2016
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Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2015 [HB-52]
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[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to provide increased protections and eligibility for family-sponsored immigrants. Directs the Secretary of State to establish a Board of Family-based Visa Appeals within the Department of State. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary in the rest of this bill) to deny a family-based immigration petition by a U.S. petitioner for an alien spouse or child if: (1) the petitioner is on the national sex offender registry for a conviction
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 01/23/2015
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Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act [HB-5170]
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[Grants ]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Unemployment ]
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Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require the Department of the Treasury to publish in the Federal Register a request for proposals from states or local governments for social impact partnership projects which produce one or more measurable, clearly defined outcomes that result in social benefit, such as employment for the unemployed between ages 16 and 24, high school graduation, and reduction of teen and unplanned pregnancies as well as incidences and adverse
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/22/2016
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Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2016 [HB-4943]
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[Pensions ]
[Social Security ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Children and Youth ]
Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to include Indian tribal governments in an annual allocation of a national tax-exempt bond volume cap. The bill repeals provisions that limit an Indian tribal government's eligibility to issue tax-exempt bonds or to be exempt from specified excise taxes to transactions involving the exercise of an essential government function customarily performed by state and local governments. The bill amends the IRC and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Pocan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/19/2016
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [HB-4909]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Aerospace ]
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[Manufacturing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Small Business ]
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[Mental Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Rights ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified in section 4101 of this bill. Subtitle B--Army Programs (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for AH-64E Apache
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 502. on 05/26/2016
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Military Parental Leave Modernization Act [HB-4796]
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[Military ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
Military Parental Leave Modernization Act This bill revises military parental leave requirements to state that: a member of the armed forces, regardless of gender or marital status, shall be authorized to take at least 84 days of parental leave in connection with the birth of a child, a qualifying adoption of a child, or the placement of a child in foster care with the service member; and in the case of a dual military family, both service members shall be authorized to take parental leave. (The Department concerned shall permit the transfer of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/23/2016
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Adoption Leave for Military Families Act [HB-4750]
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[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Adoption Leave for Military Families Act This bill revises adoptive leave requirements for dual military couples to permit one service member to take up to 21 days of leave and the other service member to take up to 14 days of leave. (Current law permits up to 21 days of leave for only one service member.)
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/23/2016
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STEM Opportunities Act of 2015 [HB-467]
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[Funding ]
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STEM Opportunities Act of 2015 Directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to provide federal science agencies with guidance on establishing specified policies to accommodate the needs of caregiver researchers who receive their research awards. Requires each federal science agency to annually collect and submit to the National Science Foundation (NSF) institution-level data on demographics, primary field, award type, review rating (as practicable), budget request, funding outcome, and awarded budget for all applications for merit-reviewed
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 02/19/2015
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Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act [HB-4472]
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[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the procedures a state must have in effect for the orderly and timely interstate placement of children to include the use of an electronic interstate case-processing system. (Sec. 4) The bill also authorizes grants for development of an electronic interstate case-processing system to expedite the interstate placement of children in foster care, guardianship, or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny K. Davis
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/04/2016
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Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act [HB-4043]
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[Student Loans ]
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[Poverty ]
Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions related to financial aid and educational programs for children and youths who are homeless or in foster care. With respect to a student's independence for purposes of financial aid, a financial aid administrator must: (1) in the absence of conflicting information, accept a homelessness determination made by an authorized individual; and (2) make such a determination if the student cannot get documentation from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016
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Young Adults Driving Safety Act of 2015 [HB-3792]
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[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
Young Adults Driving Safety Act of 2015 This bill directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to award competitive grants of up to $100,000 to non-profit organizations, tribal governments, or educational institutions to develop model programs to assist young adults with obtaining or regaining driver's licenses. A recipient may use grant funds to: conduct a comprehensive assessment of the driver's licensing status of young adults in the neighborhoods to be served; develop and implement strategies to address licensing deficits and barriers
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 10/22/2015
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Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015 [HB-3781]
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[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015 This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) (renamed by this Act Federal Payments for Foster Care and Permanency) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to give states the option of providing certain time-limited family services, including parenting and family skills training and counseling, to a child meeting certain criteria or the child's parents or kin caregivers. SSAct title IV part B is also amended to: eliminate the time-limit for family reunification services, increase
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Introduced In House on 10/21/2015
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Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act [HB-3641]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make technical revisions indicating that medical assistance is available to former foster care children regardless of whether they move between states.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/02/2015
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Adoption Information Act [HB-3428]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Adoption Information Act Amends the Public Health Service Act to require family planning service projects or programs, as a condition of receiving certain grants or contracts, to assure the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that they will provide each person who inquires about their services with a pamphlet containing a comprehensive list of adoption centers in their state. Directs HHS to prepare, annually update, and distribute such pamphlets to such projects or programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/31/2015
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CURE Act of 2015 Communities United with Religious leaders for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2015 [HB-3396]
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[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
CURE Act of 2015 Communities United with Religious leaders for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2015 The Office of Minority Health of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may make grants to health entities, including public health agencies, health centers, community-based organizations, or faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS: (1) education and outreach activities, (2) prevention and access to treatment, and (3) testing. Priority must be given to applications that propose to serve minority groups with an HIV occurrence rate that
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Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/31/2015
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Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 [HB-3365]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Military ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to furnish fertility treatment and counseling, including through the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of a severely wounded, ill, or injured member of the Armed Forces who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces. Requires provision of fertility treatment and counseling to a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of a member of the Armed
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 11/23/2015