Child Care And Development
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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act [HB-2417]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act This bill prohibits employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for job applicants or employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Specifically, the bill declares that it is an unlawful employment practice to: (1) fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations of such job applicants or employees, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on an entity's business operation; (2) deny employment opportunities based on the need
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/07/2017
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Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act [S.1091]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes an Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. The council must identify, promote, coordinate, and publicly disseminate information and resources to help older relatives meet the needs of the children in their care and maintain their own health and emotional well-being. The council must report on the information and resources. The bill terminates the council after three years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Became Public Law No: 115-196. on 07/07/2018
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Family-Based Care Services Act of 2017 [HB-2290]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Family-Based Care Services Act of 2017 This bill establishes a definition, under Medicaid, for "qualified therapeutic family care services." Specifically, such services are those provided for children younger than age 21 who need institution-level care but can instead be cared for in a community placement through a licensed and accredited program that: (1) provides children with certain structured daily activities, and (2) provides parents and caregivers with specialized training and consultation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/05/2017
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Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-2238]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for employment-related expenses incurred for the care of a taxpayer's dependent, to: (1) increase to $126,000, the adjusted gross income threshold level above which such credit is incrementally reduced; (2) increase the dollar limit on the allowable amount of such credit; (3) allow an inflation adjustment to the adjusted gross income threshold and the maximum credit amounts, beginning after 2018; and (4) make such
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Sponsored by: Rep. Val Butler Demings
Introduced In House on 04/28/2017
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Designating April 30, 2017, as El Dia de Los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans. [HR-292]
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Designating April 30, 2017, as El Dia de Los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans. Supports the designation of "El Dia de Los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans."
Sponsored by: Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
Introduced In House on 04/27/2017
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A resolution designating April 30, 2017, as El Dia de Los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans. [SR-146]
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A resolution designating April 30, 2017, as El Dia de Los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans. Designates April 30, 2017, as "El Dia de Los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans."
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2631; Text: Cr S2628) on 04/27/2017
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Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2017 [HB-2140]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rates and maximum allowable amount of the tax credit for employer-provided child care facilities; (2) increase the eligibility threshold amount and rate of the household and dependent care tax credit and make such credit refundable; (3) allow a new $2,000 tax credit for child care providers who hold a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child care, or a related degree and who provide at least 1,200 hours of child care services
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Sponsored by: Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
Introduced In House on 04/25/2017
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Pre-K for USA Act [HB-2003]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Pre-K for USA Act This bill requires the Departments of Health and Human Services and Education to jointly award high-quality prekindergarten (pre-K) program development grants on a competitive basis to local educational agencies. Grants are nonrenewable and must be awarded for a period of no more than three years. Unless granted a financial hardship waiver, a grant recipient must contribute matching funds equal to at least 20% of the grant amount.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alma S. Adams
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
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Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.860]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017 TITLE I--DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) to modify the Act's purpose areas. It revises an existing purpose area to require the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), in disseminating information on juvenile delinquency prevention programs, to promote evidence-based programs and practices. It also adds, as a new purpose
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Received In The House. on 08/04/2017
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Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act [HB-1959]
[Taxes ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $7,500 the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance that an employee may exclude from gross income. The bill allows an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2016.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Introduced In House on 04/05/2017
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Honoring Hometown Heroes Act [HB-1892]
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[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Agriculture ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
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[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Pensions ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Unemployment ]
Honoring Hometown Heroes Act DIVISION A--HONORING HOMETOWN HEROES ACT Honoring Hometown Heroes Act (Sec. 10102) This division authorizes the governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder (public safety officer) working in such jurisdiction who dies while serving in the line of duty. DIVISION B--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, TAX RELIEF, AND MEDICAID CHANGES RELATING TO CERTAIN DISASTERS
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-123. (txt | Pdf) on 02/09/2018
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Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017 [S.774]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
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Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017 This bill establishes: (1) the Interagency Task Force on Trauma-Informed Care; (2) the National Law Enforcement Child and Youth Trauma Coordinating Center; (3) the Native American Technical Assistance Resource Center to provide trauma-informed technical assistance; and (4) Medicaid demonstration projects to test innovative, trauma-informed approaches for delivering early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services to eligible children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/29/2017
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Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017 [HB-1757]
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[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017 This bill establishes: (1) the Interagency Task Force on Trauma-Informed Care; (2) the National Law Enforcement Child and Youth Trauma Coordinating Center; (3) the Native American Technical Assistance Resource Center to provide trauma-informed technical assistance; and (4) Medicaid demonstration projects to test innovative, trauma-informed approaches for delivering early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services to eligible children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/12/2017