HR8799-118

Introduced

To amend section 439 of the Social Security Act to authorize the funding of demonstration projects to test approaches for supporting and improving relationships between incarcerated parents and children in foster care, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 21, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend section 439 of the Social Security Act to authorize the funding of demonstration projects to test approaches for supporting and improving relationships between incarcerated parents and children in foster care, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights, Government Operations, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H39C2C720814A48E8930B3490E0CC9E08: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Active Relationships to Enable Nurturing Ties Act of 2024 or the PARENT Act of 2024.
  • Section H7D5804680E6A41CEA6CB1FDFFD6D1FE6: 2. Meaningful relationships between foster children and incarcerated parents Section 439 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629i) is amended to read as...
  • Section H10C9FCD365994F2ABBB8DA70ABEEA1CC: 439. State partnership planning and demonstration grants to support meaningful relationships between foster children and the incarcerated parents of the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend section 439 of the Social Security Act to authorize the funding of demonstration projects to test approaches for supporting and improving relationships between incarcerated parents and children in foster care, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Key Policy Areas

Civil Rights, Government Operations, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend section 439 of the Social Security Act to authorize the funding of demonstration projects to test approaches for supporting and improving relationships between incarcerated parents and children in foster care, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Policy Domains

Civil Rights Government Operations Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
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civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
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federal implementing agencies: ,
civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 21, 2024

Mr. Davis of Illinois (for himself and Mr. LaHood) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Civil Rights Government Operations Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"covered foster child" §H10C9FCD365994F2ABBB8DA70ABEEA1CC

a child that— is in foster care

"covered foster child" §H7D5804680E6A41CEA6CB1FDFFD6D1FE6

a child that— is in foster care

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