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Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2003

Introduced: March 20, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Apr 7, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Mar 27, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Mar 20, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 20, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2003 - Amends title IV part B (Child-Welfare Services) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using networks of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care.

Prescribes program implementation guidelines, including: (1) application requirements; (2) training; (3) screening; (4) educational requirements; (5) Federal and non-Federal share of funds for the Program; (6) considerations in awarding grants; and (7) use of funds.

Sets forth a maximum grant amount to be awarded to a State.

Authorizes the Secretary to award a competitive grant to an eligible entity to establish a National Hotline Service or Website to provide information to individuals interested in becoming mentors to youth in foster care.

Instructs the Secretary of Education to implement a program to provide for the discharge or cancellation of the Federal student loan indebtedness of an eligible mentor.

What's happening now April 7, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 20, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1401: Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1401/
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"H.R. 1401: Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1401/.
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H.R. 1401, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1401/.
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