3.0.0 6128 2021-09-28T14:38:28Z 2021-09-28T14:38:28Z House H HR 2012-07-13 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD:H.R. 6128.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.[Page H4868]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2012-07-17T21:10:28Z Referred to 2012-07-13T14:00:40Z 2012-07-17 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Committee 2012-07-13 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2012-07-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1249) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 N C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] Judy Chu D CA 32 2012-07-24 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2012-07-24 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2012-07-24 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2012-07-24 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2012-07-24 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2012-07-24 False B001234 Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] JOE BACA D CA 43 2012-07-24 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2012-07-26 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2012-07-26 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2012-08-01 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2012-09-21 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2012-09-21 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2012-09-21 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2012-09-21 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2012-09-21 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2012-12-04 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2012-12-04 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2012-12-04 False Families Adoption and foster care Border security and unlawful immigration Criminal justice information and records Family relationships Immigration status and procedures State and local government operations Families 00 2012-07-13 Introduced in House 2012-09-17T14:48:33Z Help Separated Families Act of 2012 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) require state child protection standards to ensure that the immigration status alone of a parent, legal guardian, or relative shall not disqualify the parent, legal guardian, or relative from being a placement for a child; and (2) require the state procedures for criminal records checks to require the state to accept foreign identification documents as sufficient identification for purposes of initiating a criminal records check or a fingerprint-based check.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the child welfare agency of a state, or of any county or other political subdivision of a state, should grant a waiver of any requirement which would prevent the placement of a child with a relative of the child, on the basis of a minor legal infraction, if the relative would otherwise be considered eligible for such a placement.

Requires the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to notify relatives seeking placement of a child that their immigration status will not be questioned, except to the extent necessary in determining eligibility for relevant services or programs.

Prohibits a state or local government agency from filing for termination of parental rights in foster care cases based on the removal of the parent from the United States or the parent's involvement in an immigration proceeding, unless: (1) the state (or local agency) has made reasonable efforts to notify of the intention to file such a petition any parent of the child who has been removed from the United States, and any adult relative of the child, including through the diplomatic or consular offices of the country to which the parent was removed, and to reunify the child with any such parent or relative; or (2) the parent is unfit or unwilling to be a parent of the child.

]]> Help Separated Families Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Help Separated Families Act of 2012 Display Title Help Separated Families Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that immigration status alone does not disqualify a parent, legal guardian, or relative from being a placement for a foster child, to prohibit a State, county, or other political subdivision of a State from filing for termination of parental rights in foster care cases in which an otherwise fit and willing parent or legal guardian has been deported or is involved in (including detention pursuant to) an immigration proceeding, unless certain conditions have been met, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6128ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6128ih.xml 2012-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. 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.