PARENTS Act of 2020
Latest action · Jul 22, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Providing Adequate Resources to Enhance Needed Time with Sons and Daughters Act of 2020 or the PARENTS Act of 2020
This bill expands the use of federal incentive payments to states under the Child Support Enforcement Program to include establishing agreements for how much time a child spends with each parent as agreed to by the parents under a child support or medical support order.
Generally, the incentive payments program provides funding based on a state's performance measures related to (1) establishing paternity, (2) the number of cases with child support orders in place, (3) the collection of current and past-due support payments, and (4) cost-effectiveness.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2020 to Sep 17, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3283 | A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support collections, and improve outcomes f | Related bill | Feb 12, 2020 |
| S 3325 | PARENTS Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Dec 9, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2020Introduced in House
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