S 1786 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Sibling Connections Act

Introduced Dec 10, 2013 Originated Senate Sponsor Chuck Grassley R-IA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 10, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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.

IntroducedDec 10, 2013
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Sibling Connections Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the state foster care and adoption assistance plan to encourage placement of children with siblings by requiring the state, in its due diligence with regard to a child removed or being removed from parental custody, to notify all parents of a sibling of the child who have legal custody of that sibling.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 10, 2013.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-VA	Tim Kaine	Original	Dec 10, 2013

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 10, 2013Introduced in Senate
Dec 10, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 4

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1511	Removing Barriers to Adoption and Supporting Families Act of 2013	Related bill	Sep 17, 2013
S 1870	Supporting At-Risk Children Act	Related bill	Feb 6, 2014
S 1876	Strengthening And Finding Families for Children Act	Related bill	Dec 19, 2013
HR 4980	Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act	Related bill	Sep 29, 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.

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Dec 10, 2013Introduced in Senate

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