HR 573
117th 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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act
This bill requires states receiving grants for child protective services systems to ensure that such systems are not used to separate a child from the child's parent for reasons of poverty.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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