3.0.0 3065 2023-01-11T13:32:39Z 2023-01-11T13:32:39Z Senate S 2016-06-16 114 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-06-16T17:23:08Z Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act 114 4472 HR 2016-04-04 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 114 5456 HR 2016-06-23 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527. Related bill CRS Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act 114 2574 S 2016-02-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2016-06-16 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2016-06-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT N W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2016-06-16 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2016-06-16 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2016-06-16 True F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2016-09-07 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2016-09-07 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2016-09-08 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2016-09-12 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2016-09-12 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2016-09-12 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2016-09-14 False W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2016-09-19 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2016-09-19 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2016-09-19 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2016-09-20 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2016-09-20 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2016-09-21 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2016-09-21 False K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2016-09-26 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2016-09-26 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2016-09-26 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2016-09-27 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2016-09-27 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2016-09-29 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2016-09-29 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2016-11-29 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2016-12-06 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2016-12-06 False Families Adoption and foster care Appropriations Child health Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Family relationships Family services Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Intergovernmental relations Juvenile crime and gang violence Mental health Poverty and welfare assistance Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations Families 00 2016-06-16 Introduced in Senate 2016-07-18T19:28:04Z Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016

This bill amends Part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) regarding: (1) mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services and in-home parenting skill-based programs, (2) foster care maintenance payments for children with parents in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse, and (3) payments for evidence-based kinship navigator programs.

Part B (Child and Welfare Services) of SSAct title IV is amended regarding: (1) time limits for family reunification services for children in foster care or returning home, (2) grants for the development of an electronic interstate case-processing system to expedite the interstate placement of children in foster care or guardianship or for adoption, and (3) targeted grants to increase the well-being of children affected by substance abuse.

The Department of Health and Human Services shall identify reputable model standards for the licensing of foster family homes.

SSAct title IV part B is amended regarding tracking and preventing child maltreatment.

SSAct title IV part E is amended regarding: (1) kinship guardianship assistance and prevention services, (2) foster care maintenance payments program and limited federal financial participation, and (3) assessment and judicial documentation of the need for placement of a child in a qualified residential treatment program.

SSAct title IV part B is amended regarding procedures and protocols a state has established to ensure that children in foster care placements are not inappropriately diagnosed with mental illness, other emotional or behavioral disorders, medically fragile conditions, or developmental disabilities, and as a result placed in settings that are not foster family homes.

SSAct title IV part E is amended regarding children in foster care who have been placed in a child care institution or other setting that is not a foster family home.

SSAct title IV part B to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program, (2) promotion of safe and stable families programs, (3) funding reservations for monthly caseworker visits and regional partnership grants, and (4) funding for state courts.

SSAct title IV part E is amended to: (1) revise the John H. Chaffee Foster Care Independence Program and related programs, and (2) reauthorize the adoption and legal guardianship incentive programs through FY2021.

SSAct title IV part B is amended to delay the adoption assistance phase-in.

The Government Accountability Office shall study the extent to which states comply with certain SSAct requirements relating to the effects of phasing out the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program income eligibility requirements for adoption assistance payments.

]]> Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 Display Title Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to invest in funding prevention and family services to help keep children safe and supported at home, to ensure that children in foster care are placed in the least restrictive, most family-like, and appropriate settings, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3065is/xml/BILLS-114s3065is.xml 2016-06-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.