US Congress House Bill 1868 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on April 16 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2015 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.

Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2015

Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]

Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]

Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]

Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
2015-04-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2015-04-16	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1868/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1868/BILLS-114hr1868ih.pdf