3.0.0 2012 2021-04-19T18:46:00Z 2021-04-19T18:46:00Z House H HR 2011-05-26 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BASS of California:H.R. 2012.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8, clause 1[Page H3756]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2011-09-08T16:50:37Z hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2011-09-08T16:40:38Z Referred to 2011-05-26T14:01:00Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-06T17:55:33Z Referred to 2011-05-26T14:00:54Z Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011 112 420 S 2011-02-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2011-09-08 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2011-09-08 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2011-06-06 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Committee 2011-05-26 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2011-05-26 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-33] Karen Bass D CA 33 N C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2011-05-26 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] Judy Chu D CA 32 2011-07-27 False C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2011-09-08 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2011-11-29 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2012-02-01 False R000581 Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Laura Richardson D CA 37 2012-02-01 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2012-02-01 False M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2012-02-01 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2012-02-01 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-17] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 17 2012-02-01 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2012-02-01 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 2012-05-07 False A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2012-06-01 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2012-06-07 False Education Adoption and foster care Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2011-05-26 Introduced in House 2011-06-03T18:50:08Z Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011 - Amends part B (Child-Welfare Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using networks of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care. Authorizes a grant award directly to a political subdivision if the subdivision serves a substantial number of foster care youth.

Prescribes program implementation guidelines, including: (1) application requirements, (2) training, (3) screening, (4) educational requirements, (5) federal and nonfederal share of funds for the program, (6) considerations in awarding grants, and (7) use of funds.

Sets forth a maximum grant amount to be awarded to a state or political subdivision.

Authorizes the Secretary to award a competitive grant to an eligible entity to establish a National Hotline Service or website to provide information to individuals interested in becoming mentors to youth in foster care.

Instructs the Secretary of Education to implement a program to provide for the discharge or cancellation of the federal student loan indebtedness of an eligible mentor.

]]> Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care. Display Title Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2012ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2012ih.xml 2011-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. 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.