3.0.0 1104 2023-01-11T20:02:38Z 2023-01-11T20:02:38Z House H HR 2007-02-15 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-02-15T15:05:45Z 2007-02-15 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2007-02-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E364-365) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 N M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2007-02-15 True M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2007-02-15 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2007-02-15 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2007-02-15 True C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2007-02-15 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2007-02-15 True D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2007-02-15 True M000590 Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] MICHAEL MCNULTY D NY R. 21 2007-03-13 False C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2007-03-21 False B000287 Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-31] XAVIER BECERRA D CA 31 2007-04-18 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2007-04-19 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 2007-06-05 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2007-06-12 False Families Administrative fees Child welfare Collection of accounts Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Federal-state relations Finance and Financial Sector Financial planning Foster home care Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Intergovernmental fiscal relations Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social Welfare Social security eligibility Supplemental security income program Trusts and trustees Welfare eligibility Families 00 2007-02-15 Introduced in House 2007-02-27T20:35:55Z Foster Children Self-Support Act - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to ban the use of Social Security or SSI benefits, paid to representative payees on behalf of foster children, to reimburse foster care maintenance payments by states.

Amends SSA title IV part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) to require the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to provide for screening of foster children for eligibility for Social Security and SSI benefits and assistance.

Requires written notice to the attorney or guardian ad litem appointed to represent a foster child of the Commissioner of Social Security's initial determination to certify payment of such benefits to a representative payee.

Requires a state plan to require the appropriate state agency to develop a plan for each foster care child receiving Social Security or SSI benefits which is designed to best meet the individual's current and future needs and enable the child to achieve self-support after leaving foster care.

Requires a representative payee to manage the benefits paid on behalf of such a foster child in accordance with the plan developed for the child.

Excludes from the calculation of an individual's resources under the SSI program any assets managed on the individual's behalf in accordance with such plan.

Disregards support and maintenance furnished in cash or in kind in determining the income of foster children under the SSI program.

]]> Foster Children Self-Support Act Official Title as Introduced To ensure that foster children are able to use their social security and supplemental security income benefits to address their needs and improve their lives. Introduced in House IH Display Title Foster Children Self-Support Act Short Titles as Introduced Foster Children Self-Support Act Introduced in House 2007-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1104ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1104ih.xml 2007-02-15 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 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.