US Congress House Bill 3781 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 56-0)
Status: Introduced on October 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 the mandatory funding authorization for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program, and extend funding for Family Connection Grants for one year.

Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015

Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
2015-10-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2015-10-21	House	Introduced in House

SB2166 (Related) 2015-10-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB1964 (Related) 2015-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6386-6387)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3781/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3781/BILLS-114hr3781ih.pdf