HR 2873 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001

Introduced Sep 10, 2001 Originated House Became Public Law 107-133 Sponsor Wally Herger R-CA

Latest action · Jan 17, 2002 Became Public Law No: 107-133.

Progress

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IntroducedSep 10, 2001
Passed HouseNov 13, 2001
Passed SenateDec 13, 2001
To the PresidentJan 11, 2002
Became lawJan 17, 2002Public Law 107-133

Summary

Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001 - Title I: Promoting Safe and Stable Families - Subtitle A: Grants to States for Promoting Safe and Stable Families - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise the stated purpose of the Child and Family Services program to enable States to develop and establish, or expand, and to operate coordinated programs of community-based family support services, family preservation services, time-limited family reunification services, and adoption promotion and support services to: (1) prevent child maltreatment among families at risk through the provision of supportive family services; (2) assure children's safety within the home and preserve intact families in which children have been maltreated, when the family's problems can be addressed effectively; (3) address the problems of families whose children have been placed in foster care so that reunification may occur in a safe and stable manner in accordance with the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997; and (4) support adoptive families by providing necessary support services.

Revises requirements for administration of the Child and Family Services program, authorizing appropriations for FY 2002 through 2006 for promoting safe and stable families and for discretionary grants for State plan activities.

Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 with respect to grants to the highest State courts in States participating in the Child and Family Services program. Requires the Secretary to make such grants to courts to implement improvements deemed necessary as a result of mandatory court assessments to: (1) provide the safety, well-being, and permanence of children in foster care; and (2) implement a corrective action plan, as necessary, resulting from reviews of child and family service programs.

Subtitle B: Mentoring Children of Prisoners - Amends SSA title IV part B to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for mentoring programs in FY 2002 through 2006 to qualified applicant local governments in areas that have significant numbers of children of prisoners. Authorizes appropriations.

Title II: Foster Care and Independent Living - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of SSA title IV to: (1) make it a purpose of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to make available vouchers for education and training, including postsecondary training and education, to youth who have aged out of foster care; (2) provide for the reallocation of unused funds under such program; and (3) extend through FY 2002 the availability of program payments made to a State for FY 2000.

Title III: Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates of this Act.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 10, 2001.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin	Original	Sep 10, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Sep 10, 2001Markup Oct 31, 2001Reported Nov 13, 2001
	Work and Welfare Subcommittee	Referred Sep 17, 2001Markup Sep 25, 2001Reported Sep 25, 2001

Actions 22

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 17, 2002Signed by President.
Jan 17, 2002Became Public Law No: 107-133.
Jan 11, 2002Presented to President.
Dec 14, 2001Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 13, 2001Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13225-13226)

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In the Congressional Record 7

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S2406	Jean Carnahan D-MO	Apr 9, 2002
Senate	Debate and remarks S13935	Chuck Grassley R-IA	Dec 20, 2001
Senate	Debate and remarks S13141, S13225, S13226	Harry Reid D-NV, John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV, Max Baucus D-MT, Mike DeWine R-OH	Dec 13, 2001
Senate	Debate and remarks S11973	Harry Reid D-NV	Nov 16, 2001
Senate	Debate and remarks S11916	Thomas A. Daschle D-SD	Nov 15, 2001

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Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

H. Rept. 107-281

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4

Jan 8, 2002H.R. 2873, Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 13, 2001</p>
Jan 8, 2002H.R. 2873, Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 13, 2001
Nov 6, 2001H.R. 2873, Promoting Sage and Stable Families Amendments of 2001<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on October 31, 2001</p>
Nov 6, 2001H.R. 2873, Promoting Sage and Stable Families Amendments of 2001Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on October 31, 2001

CRS reports 13

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 13

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R48503	Child Welfare and Child Support: The Supporting America’s Children and Families Act (P.L. 118-258)	Report	Apr 7, 2025
IF11843	Child Welfare Programs: A Timeline	Resource	Jun 3, 2021
RL34499	Youth Transitioning from Foster Care: Background and Federal Programs	Report	May 29, 2019
R43458	Child Welfare: An Overview of Federal Programs and Their Current Funding Archived	Report	Jan 2, 2018
R41860	Child Welfare: Funding for Child and Family Services Authorized Under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act Archived	Report	Oct 29, 2014
R40218	Youth Transitioning from Foster Care: Issues for Congress Archived	Report	Oct 8, 2014
R42027	Child Welfare: The Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act (P.L. 112-34) Archived	Report	Oct 5, 2011
RL34704	Child Welfare: The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-351) Archived	Report	Oct 9, 2008
RL34388	Child Welfare Issues in the 110th Congress Archived	Report	Jun 17, 2008
RL33354	Child Welfare: Enactment of the Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-288) Archived	Report	Feb 28, 2007
RL33350	Child Welfare: The Court Improvement Program Archived	Report	Apr 6, 2006
RL31746	Child Welfare Issues in the 108th Congress Archived	Report	Jan 12, 2005
RL30894	Child Welfare: Reauthorization of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program in the 107th Congress Archived	Report	Jan 24, 2002

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1503	Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments Act of 2001	Related bill	Oct 4, 2001

Titles 5

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To extend and amend the program entitled Promoting Safe and Stable Families under title IV-B, subpart 2 of the Social Security Act, and to provide new authority to support programs for mentoring children of incarcerated parents; to amend the Foster Care Independent Living program under title IV-E of that Act to provide for educational and training vouchers for youths aging out of foster care, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001
Short Titles as Reported to House: Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001
Short Titles as Passed House: Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001
Short Titles as Enacted: Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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