3.0.0 5466 2023-01-11T13:15:44Z 2023-01-11T13:15:44Z House H HR 2008-02-14 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2008-02-18T18:55:01Z Referred to 2008-02-14T15:05:30Z 2008-02-18 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. Committee 2008-02-14 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2008-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 N S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2008-02-14 True L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2008-02-14 True B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2008-02-14 True D000602 Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] Artur Davis D AL 7 2008-02-14 True D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2008-02-14 True F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2008-02-14 True M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2008-03-04 False V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2008-03-04 False C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2008-03-04 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2008-03-04 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2008-03-11 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2008-03-11 False A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 2008-03-11 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2008-03-11 False C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2008-04-03 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2008-04-03 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2008-04-03 False L000043 Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22] NICK LAMPSON D TX 22 2008-04-03 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2008-04-09 False G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2008-04-09 False U000038 Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] MARK UDALL D CO 2 2008-04-14 False S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2008-04-15 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2008-04-22 False J000284 Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] STEPHANIE JONES D OH TUBBS 11 2008-05-08 False H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2008-06-10 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2008-06-17 False J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2008-07-16 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2008-07-17 False A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2008-10-02 False Social Welfare Adoption Caregivers Child health Child safety Child welfare Criminal justice information Day care Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Employee training Families Family services Federal aid to Indians Foster home care Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Health Health planning Identification of criminals Indian children Judicial officers Labor and Employment Law Minorities Native Americans Siblings Standards State employees Social Welfare 00 2008-02-14 Introduced in House 2008-04-07T20:01:12Z Investment in Kids' Instruction, Development and Support Act, or the Invest in KIDS Act - Amends part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for foster care and adoption assistance and for child welfare services.

Authorizes a state foster care and adoption assistance plan, at state option, to include a child and family services component.

Eliminates certain income eligibility requirements for foster care and adoption assistance. Authorizes: (1) Indian tribes to receive federal funds for such assistance; and (2) separate standards for foster family homes in which a foster parent is a relative of the foster child that protect the child's safety and provide for criminal records checks.

Requires application to all children in state custody of state plan standards for foster family homes and child care institutions.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administration of Children and Families, to make child welfare service quality improvement grants to states.

Provides for an increased payment rate to states for short-term training of certain child welfare agency staff and court personnel.

Allows state coverage of children in foster care after age 18 and up to age 21.

Provides for state-optional kinship guardianship assistance payments for children. Authorizes the Secretary to make family connection grants to states.

Extends the adoption incentives program for five years, and increases incentives payments for special needs adoptions and older child adoptions.

Requires state plans to provide for siblings removed from their homes to be placed in the same foster care placement, unless contrary to their safety or well-being.

Requires a state child welfare services plan to provide for development of a plan for the ongoing oversight and coordination of health care services for any child in a foster care placement.

Requires case plans to include a plan for ensuring the educational stability of the child in foster care.

]]> Invest in KIDS Act Display Title Invest in KIDS Act Official Title as Introduced To improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Invest in KIDS Act Short Titles as Introduced Investment in Kids' Instruction, Development and Support Act Introduced in House 2008-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5466ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5466ih.xml 2008-02-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. 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.