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S 2574 114th Congress Senate

Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act

Official title: A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to adopt a centralized electronic system to help expedite the placement of children in fo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to adopt a centralized electronic system to help expedite the placement of children in foster care or guardianship, or for adoption, across State lines, and to provide grants to aid States in developing such a system, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2016 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 24, 2016
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 Latest action February 24, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act

This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the procedures a state must have in effect for the orderly and timely interstate placement of children to include a centralized electronic case processing system.

Grants are authorized for development of a centralized electronic system to expedite the interstate placement of children in foster care, guardianship, or adoptive homes.

Discretionary funding shall be continued through FY2017 to promote safe and stable families.

The Department of Health and Human Services shall reserve $5 million of the amount made available for such grants for FY2017, which reserved amount shall remain available through FY2021.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3065 Related bill Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016
  • HR 4472 Identical bill Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 25, 2016
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 24, 2016
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Feb 24, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2574: Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2574/
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"S. 2574: Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2574/.
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