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Leave No Abused or Neglected Child Behind Act

Introduced: July 28, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Aug 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jul 28, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 28, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Leave No Abused or Neglected Child Behind Act - Amends the Social Security Act to revise requirements for foster care and adoption assistance and for child welfare services.

Provides for: (1) a state-optional child and family services component in the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance, and related federal payments; (2) expanded eligibility for foster care and adoption assistance by eliminating certain income eligibility requirements, revising maintenance payments match rates, and authorizing Indian tribes to receive federal funds for such assistance; (3) state-optional kinship guardianship assistance payments for children, and related federal payments; (4) a state-optional separate standard for relative foster family homes; (5) application of certain care standards to all children in state custody; (6) child welfare service quality improvement grants to states; and (7) an increased payment rate to states for short-term training of certain child welfare agency staff and court personnel.

What's happening now August 4, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 9, 2006
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 15, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 28, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3576: Leave No Abused or Neglected Child Behind Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3576/
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"H.R. 3576: Leave No Abused or Neglected Child Behind Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3576/.
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