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Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025

Introduced: January 21, 2025 Introduced by: Feenstra, Randy Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 4, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 4, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H962-963)
Mar 4, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H962-963)
Mar 4, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 579.
Mar 4, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H962-964)
Mar 4, 2025
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 21, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025

This bill requires state plans for child welfare services to provide for the development and implementation of a family partnership plan to improve foster care placement stability, increase rates of kinship placements, and align the composition of foster and adoptive families with the needs of children in or entering foster care.

The Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families also must include in its annual report information from states about the number, demographics, and characteristics of foster and adoptive families as well as a summary of the challenges related to recruiting and being foster or adoptive parents.

What's happening now March 5, 2025

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1