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Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011

Introduced: February 1, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Sep 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Sep 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jun 6, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
May 26, 2011
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.
May 26, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011 - Amends part B (Child-Welfare Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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. Authorizes a grant award directly to a political subdivision if the subdivision serves a substantial number of foster care youth.

Prescribes program implementation guidelines, including: (1) application requirements, (2) training, (3) screening, (4) educational requirements, (5) federal and nonfederal 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 or political subdivision.

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 September 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 7, 2012
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 1, 2012
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 1, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 1, 2012
Richardson, Laura
· Feb 1, 2012
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 1, 2012
Cardoza, Dennis
· Sep 8, 2011
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 27, 2011
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· May 26, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2012: Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2012/
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"H.R. 2012: Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2012/.
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H.R. 2012, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2012/.
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