Skip to main content
S 503 117th Congress Senate Families Child safety and welfare Family relationships Family services Separation, divorce, custody, support State and local finance

PARENTS Act of 2021

Introduced: March 1, 2021 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2021
Held at the desk.
Jul 28, 2021
Received in the House.
Jul 28, 2021
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 27, 2021
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5110; text: CR S5110)
Jul 27, 2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S5110; text: CR S5110)
Jul 27, 2021
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 1, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Providing Adequate Resources to Enhance Needed Time with Sons and daughters Act of 2021 or the PARENTS Act of 2021

This bill expands the use of federal incentive payments to states under the Child Support Enforcement Program to include establishing agreements 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.

What's happening now July 28, 2021

Held at the desk.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 503: PARENTS Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-503/
MLA
"S. 503: PARENTS Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-503/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 503, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-503/.
Markdown link
[S. 503: PARENTS Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-503/)
Report a problem