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A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President to appoint Children's Coordinating Officers for disaster areas in which children have lost…

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A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President to appoint Children's Coordinating Officers for disaster areas in which children have lost 1 or more custodial parents.

Introduced: November 1, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Dec 7, 2001
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 268.
Dec 7, 2001
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Jeffords without amendment. With written report No. 107-115.
Nov 8, 2001
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 1, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Nov 1, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President to appoint Children's Coordinating Officers for disaster areas in which children have lost one or more custodial parents.

Requires such an officer to: (1) provide necessary support and assistance for such children to ensure their immediate care and transition to a permanent and loving family; (2) enter into partnerships with appropriate Federal, State, and local governmental agencies to direct and coordinate the provision of assistance to such children; (3) coordinate all efforts by community-based organizations, foundations, funds, or other organizations to provide assistance to such children; and (4) ensure that children and their caregivers are provided with immediate temporary care services, counseling on long-term permanency planning, legal services for guardianships and adoptions, information on available services and assistance for victims of the disaster, and mental health services.

What's happening now December 7, 2001

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 268.

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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 1, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1623: A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President to appoint Children's Coordinating Officers for disaster areas in which children have lost 1 or more custodial parents.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1623/
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"S. 1623: A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President to appoint Children's Coordinating Officers for disaster areas in which children have lost 1 or more custodial parents.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1623/.
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S. 1623, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1623/.
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