Family-Based Foster Care Services Act of 2015
Latest action · Feb 13, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Family-Based Foster Care Services Act of 2015
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend medical assistance coverage to therapeutic foster care services.
Requires a qualified therapeutic foster care program to be state-licensed and provide:
- foster care children under 21 with structured daily activities, including the development of age-appropriate social, communication and behavioral skills, trauma-informed and gender-responsive services, crisis intervention and crisis support services, medication monitoring, counseling, and case management; and
- biological parents, kinship caregivers, and foster care parents with specialized training and consultation in the management of children with mental illness, trauma, other emotional or behavioral disorders, medically fragile conditions, or developmental disabilities, the impact of trauma on child and caregiver, and specific additional training on the needs of each child provided such services.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2015 to Sep 14, 2016; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Feb 24, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 3, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 4, 2015 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Mar 4, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Mar 19, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Mar 19, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 19, 2015 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 20, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 29, 2015 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 12, 2015 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 31, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Dec 10, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jan 25, 2016 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | May 11, 2016 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 11, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | May 11, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 11, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | May 23, 2016 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | May 24, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Jun 13, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jul 1, 2016 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Jul 12, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 14, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 10, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 13, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 10, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 10, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 22, February 10, 2015, page H917.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 429 | Family-Based Foster Care Services Act | Related bill | Feb 10, 2015 |
| S 473 | SONG Act | Related bill | Feb 12, 2015 |
| HR 919 | CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015 | Related bill | Feb 27, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services in Medicaid.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Family-Based Foster Care Services Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2015Introduced in House
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