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HR 4980 116th Congress House

Family First Transition Act

Official title: To assist States, tribes, territories, counties, and cities in implementing the Family First Prevention Services Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 17, 2019 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Families Adoption and foster careAppropriationsChild care and developmentChild safety and welfare
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family First Transition Act

This bill provides additional funding for, and otherwise modifies, implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act, which provides state, tribal, and territorial child welfare agencies with certain spending flexibilities to support substance abuse services, mental health services, and other services that prevent children's entry into foster care.

Specifically, the bill provides one-time funding to jurisdictions to reduce adverse fiscal impacts associated with transitioning funding sources in relation to the new spending flexibilities. The bill also provides additional funding for FY2020 and FY2021 for jurisdictions with certain waivers (currently set to expire at the end of FY2019) that allow them to provide services not authorized under the traditional foster care program.

In addition, the bill temporarily delays a requirement that at least 50% of certain funds be spent on programs and services that meet the criteria for well-supported practices. For FY2020 and FY2021, this requirement shall not apply, and for FY2022 and FY2023, programs and services that meet the criteria for supported practices shall be considered well-supported practices.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1865 Related bill Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
  • S 2777 Identical bill Family First Transition Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 20 Republican 8
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jan 27, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 15, 2020
Demings, Val
· Jan 13, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Jan 7, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Dec 17, 2019
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Dec 17, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Dec 16, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Dec 16, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Dec 12, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Dec 11, 2019
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Dec 5, 2019
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Dec 4, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Dec 3, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Dec 3, 2019
Stivers, Steve
· Dec 3, 2019
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Dec 3, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 20, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Nov 18, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 18, 2019
Mitchell, Paul
· Nov 18, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Nov 18, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Nov 15, 2019
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 15, 2019
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 12, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Nov 5, 2019
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Nov 5, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 5, 2019
 R
Estes, Ron
Kansas · Nov 5, 2019
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Nov 5, 2019
Murphy, Stephanie
· Nov 5, 2019
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Nov 5, 2019
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 5, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Nov 5, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· Nov 5, 2019
Wenstrup, Brad
· Nov 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4980: Family First Transition Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4980/
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