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S 822 105th Congress Senate

Kinship Care Act of 1997

Official title: A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for demonstration projects to test the feasibility of establishing kinship care as an … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for demonstration projects to test the feasibility of establishing kinship care as an alternative to foster care for a child who has adult relatives willing to provide safe and appropriate care for the child, and to require notice to adult relative caregivers.

Introduced: June 3, 1997 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 3, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 3, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5253-5254)
Jun 3, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 3, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kinship Care Act of 1997 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to authorize States to conduct demonstration projects to determine whether it is feasible to establish kinship care as an alternative to foster care for a child who has been removed from home and would otherwise be placed in foster care, but has adult relatives willing to provide safe and appropriate care for the child.

Requires the State to: (1) provide the adult relative caregiver for a child with notice of, and an opportunity to be heard in, any dispositional hearing or administrative review held with respect to the child; and (2) give preference to that relative caregiver over a non-related caregiver when determining a placement for a child, provided that the relative caregiver meets all relevant State child protection standards, and that placement with the relative caregiver would be consistent with the child's safety needs.

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  • HR 1452 Identical bill Kinship Care Act of 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 822: Kinship Care Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-822/
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