National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act
Latest action · Jun 22, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
- IntroducedJun 22, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act
This bill requires The Department of Health and Human Services to establish a methodology for researched-based home study and to award grants for demonstration projects for states to adopt such methodology in the evaluation of prospective foster and adoptive parents. Such methodology must incorporate specified data-collection tools including, among others, (1) uniform, closed-ended questions; (2) a rating system to report findings; (3) a guidance document for practitioners; and (4) ongoing training for home-study personnel.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 22, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Dec 22, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 22, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2167 | National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act | Identical bill | Jun 22, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2021Introduced in House
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