HR 4461 115th Congress House

COURTS Act

Official title: To amend subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend State court funding for child welfare, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 12, 2017 See on congress.gov

Social Welfare Adoption and foster careChild safety and welfareIndian social and development programsPoverty and welfare assistanceState and local courts

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Nov 28, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Nov 28, 2017

Introduced in House

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Latest action November 28, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Continuation of Useful Resources to States Act or COURTS Act

This bill extends and otherwise revises funding for programs related to child welfare. Specifically, the bill

extends funding through FY2022 for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program;
extends funding through FY2022 for, and otherwise revises, the grant program for improving courts' handling of foster-care and adoption proceedings; and
provides funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Contingency Fund for FY2019 and decreases the amount of funding available to the fund for FY2018.

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