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H.R. 579 House Families

Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025

Introduced
Jan 21, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Feenstra, Randy (R-IA-4)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on finance on Mar 5, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House Jan 21, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Jan 21, 2025
  3. House Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Mar 4, 2025
  4. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H962-964) Mar 4, 2025
  5. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 579. Mar 4, 2025
  6. House 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
  7. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H962-963) Mar 4, 2025
  8. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Mar 4, 2025
  9. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Mar 5, 2025

Cosponsors

2

Subjects

Adoption and foster careChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightFamily relationshipsFamily servicesGovernment information and archivesState and local government operations

Committees

  • Finance Committee
    • Referred To , Mar 5, 2025
  • Ways and Means Committee
    • Referred To , Jan 21, 2025

Summary

Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025This 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.

Summary as of: Introduced in House

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