US SB1964 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on August 5 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6386-6387)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 5 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6386-6387)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015
Sponsors
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] |
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] |
Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-08-05 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6386-6387) |
Same As/Similar To
HB3781 (Related) 2015-10-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Subjects
Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Family services
Indian social and development programs
Performance measurement
Social welfare
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Child safety and welfare
Family services
Indian social and development programs
Performance measurement
Social welfare
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1964/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1964/BILLS-114s1964is.pdf |