Create Accountable Respectful Environments (CARE) for Children Act
Official title: To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to address or assist in resolving the shortage of appropriate foster homes for children, to develop reso… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to address or assist in resolving the shortage of appropriate foster homes for children, to develop resources to keep sibling groups together, and to provide for a system of checks and balances to ensure a child's ongoing safety and well-being, by providing for the placement of a foster child in cottage family homes and making a child so placed eligible for foster care maintenance payments.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4972: Create Accountable Respectful Environments (CARE) for Children Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4972/
"H.R. 4972: Create Accountable Respectful Environments (CARE) for Children Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4972/.
H.R. 4972, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4972/.
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