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S 2587 116th Congress Senate

COURTS Act

Official title: A bill to amend subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend State court funding for child welfare, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 15, 2019 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Adoption and foster careChild safety and welfareIndian social and development programsPoverty and welfare assistanceState and local courts
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Sep 26, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 26, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 26, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Continuation of Useful Resources to States Act or COURTS Act

This bill extends funding through FY2023 for (1) the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program, and (2) a formula-based grant program to improve foster-care and adoption proceedings in state courts. In addition, the bill makes changes to the latter program, including by requiring grantees to expend a portion of funds on data collection and data sharing activities and by reserving funding for a competitive grant program for tribal courts.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 2702 Related bill Family First Transition and Support Act of 2019
  • HR 4514 Related bill COURTS Act
  • HR 4602 Related bill COURTS Act
  • S 1376 Related bill Family First Transition and Support Act of 2019
  • S 4172 Related bill Child Welfare Emergency Assistance Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Oct 15, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Sep 26, 2019
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Sep 26, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2587: COURTS Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2587/
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"S. 2587: COURTS Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2587/.
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