HR 2535
116th Congress
House
Families
Child safety and welfare
Domestic violence and child abuse
Family relationships
Poverty and welfare assistance
Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 7, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that grants given to states for child protective services systems are not used to separate a child from the child's parent for reasons of poverty.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1