US Congress House Bill 4472 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Engrossed on April 4 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-04 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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 adoptive homes. (Sec. 5) Discretionary funding shall continue through FY2017 to promote safe and stable families. (Sec. 6) The Department of Health and Human Services shall reserve $5 million of the amount made available for such grants for FY2017, which reserved amount shall remain available through FY2021.

Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act

Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]
Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-04	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2016-03-22	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-03-22	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1524-1525)
2016-03-22	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4472.
2016-03-22	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1524-1528)
2016-03-22	House	Mr. Young (IN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2016-03-21	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 352.
2016-03-21	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-460.
2016-03-16	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2016-03-16	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-02-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
2016-02-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2016-02-04	House	Introduced in House

SB2574 (Same As) 2016-02-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4472/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4472/BILLS-114hr4472ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4472/BILLS-114hr4472rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4472/BILLS-114hr4472eh.pdf