3.0.0 4504 2023-01-15T04:49:12Z 2023-01-15T04:49:12Z House H HR 2004-06-03 108 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2004-06-10T20:49:01Z Referred to 2004-06-03T14:01:00Z Orderly and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2004 108 2779 S 2004-09-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8965-8967) Identical bill CRS 2004-10-06 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2004-10-05 16:26:10 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2004-10-05 16:26:08 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2004-10-05 16:26:04 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8094-8096) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2004-10-05 16:26:04 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8094-8096) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2004-10-05 15:57:17 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4504. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2004-10-05 15:57:15 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8094-8100) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2004-10-05 15:57:00 Mr. Herger moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2004-06-10 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Committee 2004-06-03 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2004-06-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000217 Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] TOM DELAY R TX 22 N H000528 Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] WALLY HERGER R CA 2 2004-06-03 True C000868 Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] ROBERT CRAMER D AL E. 5 2004-06-03 True P000555 Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] DEBORAH PRYCE R OH 15 2004-06-03 True J000163 Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5] NANCY JOHNSON R CT L. 5 2004-06-03 True C000071 Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] DAVE CAMP R MI 4 2004-06-03 True L000293 Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] RON LEWIS R KY 2 2004-06-03 True D000136 Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] THOMAS DAVIS R VA M. 11 2004-06-03 True C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2004-06-03 True M001151 Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Tim Murphy R PA 18 2004-06-03 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2004-06-03 True C001046 Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] ERIC CANTOR R VA 7 2004-06-23 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2004-06-23 False Families Adoption Caregivers Child abuse Child welfare Civil actions and liability Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Court records Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Data banks Education Electronic government information Elementary and secondary education Family services Fingerprints Foster home care Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Government service contracts Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Health Identification of criminals Interstate compacts Interstate relations Law Medical records Parents Parties to actions Planning Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare State laws Student records Families 00 2004-06-03 Introduced in House 2004-09-03T20:13:38Z Orderly and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2004 - Amends the Social Security Act to require each State to: (1) have in effect procedures for orderly and timely placement of children, in foster care or for adoption, across State lines; and (2) complete home studies for such purpose within 60 days of another State's request.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make incentive grants to States that complete timely interstate home studies.

Revises requirements for checking of child abuse registries to eliminate an opt-out provision.

Allows access to the Federal parent locator service to courts in foster care or adoptive placement cases.

Provides for consideration of out-of-state placements in permanency hearings, case plans, and case reviews. Revises provisions relating to caseworker visits, health and education records, notice of proceedings, and use of interjurisdictional resources.

Directs the Comptroller General to study State performance of background checks for child placements.

Expresses the sense of Congress that States should: (1) revise the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children; and (2) use private agencies to conduct home studies and give full faith and credit to other States' home study reports.

]]> 36 2004-10-05 Passed House amended 2004-10-08T18:36:11Z Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that States should revise the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Social Security Act to require each State to: (1) have in effect procedures for orderly and timely placement of children, in foster care or for adoption, across State lines; and (2) complete home studies for such purpose within 60 days of another State's request.

(Sec. 4) Requires each State to complete home studies for such child placement purposes within 60 days of another State's request.

Expresses the sense of Congress that States should use private agencies to conduct home studies and give full faith and credit to other States' home study reports.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make incentive grants to States that complete timely interstate home studies.

(Sec. 5) Revises requirements for completing background checks before placement approval and for checking of child abuse registries. Suspends and subsequently eliminates an opt-out provision.

(Sec. 6) Allows access to the Federal parent locator service to courts in foster care or adoptive placement cases.

(Sec. 7) Revises requirements relating to caseworker visits.

(Sec. 8) Revises requirements relating to health and education records.

(Sec. 9) Revises requirements relating to notice of proceedings.

(Sec. 11) Provides for consideration of out-of-state placements in permanency hearings, case plans, and case reviews.

(Sec. 14) Requires State plans for child welfare services to contain assurances that the State shall make use of cross-jurisdictional resources to facilitate timely adoptive or permanent placements for waiting children. Requires assurances that the State shall eliminate legal barriers to such use of interjurisdictional resources. Includes contracts for the purchase of services among the ways States are to use such resources.

(Sec. 15) Directs the Comptroller General to study State performance of background checks for child placements.

]]> Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2004 Display Title Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To improve protections for children and to hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Orderly and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2004 Short Titles as Passed House Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2004 H House Official Titles as Amended by House To improve protections for children and to hold States accountable for the safe and timely placement of children across State lines, and for other purposes. H House Received in Senate 2004-10-06T04:00:00Z Engrossed in House 2004-10-05T04:00:00Z Introduced in House 2004-06-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4504ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4504ih.xml 2004-10-06 Received in the Senate. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.