HR 4461
115th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Indian social and development programs
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local courts
COURTS Act
Introduced: November 28, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 28, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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