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HR 2857 115th Congress House Families Adoption and foster care Child safety and welfare Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Family relationships Poverty and welfare assistance

Supporting Families in Substance Abuse Treatment Act

Introduced: June 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 20, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 20, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4968-4969)
Jun 20, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4968-4969)
Jun 20, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4968-4970)
Jun 20, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2857.
Jun 20, 2017
Mrs. Noem moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jun 8, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 8, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supporting Families in Substance Abuse Treatment Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide that the removal and foster care placement of a child shall meet the requirements for foster care maintenance payments on the child's behalf if the child has been placed with a parent residing in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility.

Placement with such a parent shall meet these requirements only if:

  • the placement recommendation is specified in the child's case plan before the placement;
  • the treatment facility offers, as part of substance abuse treatment, parenting skills training, parent education, and individual and family counseling; and
  • this training and counseling are delivered under an organizational structure and treatment framework that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all types of trauma, and in accordance with recognized principles of a trauma-informed approach and trauma-specific interventions, to address the consequences of trauma and facilitate healing.

The bill specifies the amount the state may receive for a child placed with a parent who is in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse.

What's happening now June 21, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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