HR 3359
116th Congress
House
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National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 19, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act
This bill requires The Department of Health and Human Services to establish a methodology for researched-based home study and to award grants for demonstration projects for states to adopt such methodology in the evaluation of prospective foster and adoptive parents. Such methodology must incorporate specified data-collection tools including, among others, (1) uniform, closed-ended questions; (2) a rating system to report findings; (3) a guidance document for practitioners; and (4) ongoing training for home-study personnel.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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