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S. 1257 115th 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 an electronic system to help expedite the placement of children in foster care o… Show full official titleShow less

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

Introduced: May 25, 2017 Introduced by: Todd Young Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Latest action May 25, 2017

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 an electronic interstate case-processing system. Indian tribes are exempted from such requirement.

Funding is authorized for development of an electronic interstate case-processing system to expedite the interstate placement of children in foster care, guardianship, or adoptive homes.

Discretionary funding shall be continued through FY2018 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 FY2018, which reserved amount shall remain available through FY2022.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2742 Identical bill Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 25, 2017
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 25, 2017
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 25, 2017
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1257: Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1257/
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"S. 1257: Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1257/.
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