S 1964
114th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Family services
Indian social and development programs
Performance measurement
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015
Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6386-6387)
Aug 5, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015
This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) (renamed by this Act Federal Payments for Foster Care and Permanency) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to give states the option of providing certain time-limited family services, including parenting and family skills training and counseling, to a child meeting certain criteria or the child's parents or kin caregivers.
SSAct title IV part B is also amended to:
- eliminate the time-limit for family reunification services,
- increase the mandatory funding authorization for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program, and
- extend funding for Family Connection Grants for one year.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6386-6387)
Committees of jurisdiction
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