[Congressional Bills 117th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5115 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5115 To allow community supports to meet specific needs of families and children through an electronic care portal under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2022 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Casey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To allow community supports to meet specific needs of families and children through an electronic care portal under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Households And Neighbors Distribute Services for Families Act'' or the ``Helping HANDS for Families Act''. SEC. 2. MODERNIZED FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES. Section 431(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629a(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(G) the services referred to in this paragraph may include the means of access and use of an electronic or digital portal to facilitate the provision of community support to care for and meet specific needs of families and children.''. <all>