3.0.0 2866 2023-01-11T13:37:51Z 2023-01-11T13:37:51Z House HR 2017-06-08 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 98 (Thursday, June 8, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMUCKER:H.R. 2866.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution[Page H4820]]]> ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-06-21T17:29:50Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-12T19:29:35Z Referred to 2017-06-08T14:04:05Z Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 115 1892 HR 2018-02-09 Became Public Law No: 115-123. Related bill CRS Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017 115 253 HR 2017-01-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Related bill CRS 2017-06-21 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2017-06-20 19:01:30 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2017-06-20 19:01:29 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 19 (Roll no. 310). (text: CR H4955) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 310 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/roll310.xml House 115 2017-06-20T23:01:29Z 1 2017-06-20 19:01:29 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 19 (Roll no. 310).(text: CR H4955) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 310 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/roll310.xml House 115 2017-06-20T23:01:29Z 1 2017-06-20 18:52:16 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4979) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-06-20 16:26:17 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2017-06-20 16:03:14 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2866. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-06-20 16:03:13 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4955-4958) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-06-20 16:03:00 Mr. Kelly (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2017-06-12 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Committee 2017-06-08 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001199 Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16] Lloyd Smucker R PA 16 N S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2017-06-08 True K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] Mike Kelly R PA 3 2017-06-13 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2017-06-13 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2017-06-13 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2017-06-15 False L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2017-06-15 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2017-06-16 False Families Adoption and foster care Child safety and welfare Government information and archives Licensing and registrations Poverty and welfare assistance Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations Families 00 2017-06-08 Introduced in House 2018-02-13T23:30:51Z Reducing Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify reputable model standards for the licensing of foster family homes.

Part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act is amended to require state plans for foster care and adoption assistance to require submission to HHS of information addressing:

  • whether the state licensing standards are in accord with HHS-identified model standards, and if not, the reason for the specific deviation and a description of why having a standard that is reasonably in accord with the corresponding national model standards is not appropriate for the state;
  • whether the state has elected to waive certain standards for relative foster family homes, a description of standards most commonly waived, and if the state has not so elected, the reason why;
  • if the state has elected to waive such standards, how caseworkers are trained to use the waiver authority and whether the state has developed a process or offered tools to assist caseworkers in waiving nonsafety standards to quickly place children with relatives; and
  • a description of the steps the state is taking to improve caseworker training or the process, if any.
]]> 36 2017-06-20 Passed House amended 2018-02-13T23:36:00Z Reducing Unnecessary Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify reputable model standards for the licensing of foster family homes.

Part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act is amended to require state plans for foster care and adoption assistance to require submission to HHS of information addressing:

  • whether the state licensing standards are in accord with HHS-identified model standards, and if not, the reason for the specific deviation and a description of why having a standard that is reasonably in accord with the corresponding national model standards is not appropriate for the state;
  • whether the state has elected to waive certain standards for relative foster family homes, a description of standards most commonly waived, and if the state has not so elected, the reason why;
  • if the state has elected to waive such standards, how caseworkers are trained to use the waiver authority and whether the state has developed a process or offered tools to assist caseworkers in waiving nonsafety standards to quickly place children with relatives; and
  • a description of the steps the state is taking to improve caseworker training or the process, if any.
]]> Reducing Unnecessary Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act Display Title Reducing Unnecessary Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act Official Title as Introduced To review and improve licensing standards for placement in a relative foster family home. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Reducing Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act Short Titles as Passed House Reducing Unnecessary Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act H House Referred in Senate 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2866rfs/xml/BILLS-115hr2866rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2866eh/xml/BILLS-115hr2866eh.xml Introduced in House 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2866ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2866ih.xml 2017-06-21 Received in the Senate and 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.