To reauthorize and modernize part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to strengthen child welfare services, expand the availability of prevention services to better meet the needs of vulnerable families, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To reauthorize and modernize part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to strengthen child welfare services, expand the availability of prevention services to better meet the needs of vulnerable families, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Social Welfare.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H65EC4161501341BAA04FB8796BC28E77: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting America’s Children and Families Act.
- Section H421A62232E704B6FAC8FBB1BA43455D3: 101. Short title; references This title may be cited as the Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families Act. Except as otherwise expressly...
- Section HD8F7B80982B8401E90AADDC91C703422: 102. Table of contents The table of contents of this title is as follows:
- Section HC152EBA1C41C47C5B74457578738CE8F: 103. Reauthorization of child welfare programs Section 425 (42 U.S.C. 625) is amended by striking 2017 through 2023 and inserting 2025 through 2029. Section...
- Section H17B80A18CAD94BA58A8619A49C6BA901: 104. Enhancements to the court improvement program Section 436(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)(2)) is amended by inserting for fiscal year 2025 and $40,000,000 for...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To reauthorize and modernize part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to strengthen child welfare services, expand the availability of prevention services to better meet the needs of vulnerable families, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Healthcare, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To reauthorize and modernize part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to strengthen child welfare services, expand the availability of prevention services to better meet the needs of vulnerable families, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
Additional sponsors: Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Tenney, …
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Mr. LaHood (for himself and Mr. Davis of Illinois) 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?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual who has not attained 26 years of age.. The term youth means an individual who has not attained 26 years of age. Section 427 (42 U.S.C. 627) is amended— in the section heading, by striking Family connection grants and inserting Kinship navigators
an entity with the ability and willingness to evaluate a service or program pursuant to paragraph (2) that is not provided by the entity. The term service or program— means a service or program described in section 471(e)
a child that— is in foster care
a community or school-based hub of support services for families that— utilizes an approach that is multi-generational, strengths-based, and family-centered
a child that— is in foster care
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