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

Introduced: May 7, 2019 Introduced by: Moore, Gwen Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

May 7, 2019

Introduced in House

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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 May 7, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Education and Workforce Committee
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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2535: Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2535/

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"H.R. 2535: Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2535/.

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H.R. 2535, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2535/.

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