US HB3359 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)
Status: Introduced on June 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires The Department of Health and Human Services to establish a methodology for researched-based home study and to award grants for demonstration projects for states to adopt such methodology in the evaluation of prospective foster and adoptive parents. Such methodology must incorporate specified data-collection tools including, among others, (1) uniform, closed-ended questions; (2) a rating system to report findings; (3) a guidance document for practitioners; and (4) ongoing training for home-study personnel.
Title
National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act
Sponsors
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] | Rep. James Langevin [D-RI] | Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI] | Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] | Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] |
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-19 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
2019-06-19 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1912 (Similar To) 2019-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Domestic violence and child abuse
Families
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
State and local government operations
Child safety and welfare
Domestic violence and child abuse
Families
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3359/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3359/BILLS-116hr3359ih.pdf |