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S 3283 116th Congress Senate

A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships,…

Official title: A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support collections, and improve outcomes for children by supporting parenting time arrangements for noncustodial parents in uncontested agreements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 12, 2020 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Families Family relationshipsFamily servicesSeparation, divorce, custody, supportState and local finance
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 12, 2020
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 Latest action February 12, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill expands the use of federal incentive payments to states under the Child Support Enforcement Program to include establishing arrangements for how much time a child spends with each parent as agreed to by the parents under a child support or medical support order.

Generally, the incentive payments program provides funding based on a state's performance measures related to (1) establishing paternity, (2) the number of cases with child support orders in place, (3) the collection of current and past-due support payments, and (4) cost-effectiveness.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3325 Related bill PARENTS Act of 2020
  • HR 7725 Related bill PARENTS Act of 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3283: A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support collections, and improve outcomes for children by supporting parenting time arrangements for noncustodial parents in uncontested agreements, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3283/
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"S. 3283: A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support collections, and improve outcomes for children by supporting parenting time arrangements for noncustodial parents in uncontested agreements, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3283/.
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S. 3283, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3283/.
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[S. 3283: A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support collections, and improve outcomes for children by supporting parenting time arrangements for noncustodial parents in uncontested agreements, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3283/)
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