Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2013
Latest action · Jan 15, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements that states must follow to contact the adult relatives of a child removed from the custody of his or her parents.
Requires the state, within 90 days after making a placement decision, to provide notice of the decision and the reasons for it to each parent of the child, each relative who has expressed an interest in caring for the child, the guardian, and other specified parties.
Requires the state to establish procedures to: (1) allow a person who receives such a notice to request documentation of the reasons for the decision involved, (2) allow the attorney for the child to petition the court involved to review the decision, and (3) require the court to commence such a review on the record after receiving such a petition.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2013 to Jul 24, 2013, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jan 3, 2013 |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Feb 4, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Mar 6, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Apr 9, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jul 24, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- Jan 3, 2013Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Jan 3, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E4)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2013Introduced in House
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