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HR 3092 115th Congress House

Permanency for Children Act of 2017

Official title: To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to modify the Federal Parent Locator Service to im… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to modify the Federal Parent Locator Service to improve search functions and include State responsible father registry search functions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Adoption and foster careChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightFamily relationships
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jun 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 12, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Permanency for Children Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to modify the Federal Parent Locator Service to allow state agencies that administer responsible-father registries to electronically exchange identifying information of mothers and putative fathers with other states.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Conaway, K.
· Dec 7, 2017
Hultgren, Randy
· Dec 7, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Dec 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3092: Permanency for Children Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3092/
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"H.R. 3092: Permanency for Children Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3092/.
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H.R. 3092, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3092/.
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