[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 121 (Friday, August 5, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1504]
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  INTRODUCING H.R. 2790, THE CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES EXTENSION AND 
                        ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2011

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                            HON. GEOFF DAVIS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 5, 2011

  Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2790, 
the Child and Family Services Extension and Enhancement Act of 2011.
  Two child welfare programs expire on September 30 this year, namely 
the Child Welfare Services and Promoting Safe and Stable Families 
programs. Although only a small part of total federal child welfare 
funding, these two programs support State efforts to keep families 
together so children can safely remain with their own parents or be 
supported by other caring adults when necessary.
  The Child and Family Services Extension Act will ensure that these 
two programs continue to help children remain safely with their own 
families or be cared for by other loving adults. This bipartisan bill 
extends these important programs, while adding important transparency 
and accounting requirements. Additionally, it does so without 
increasing spending or deficits.
  This bill also requires that States establish common data standards 
to improve the sharing of information, which will improve the 
efficiency of the programs while allowing States to better coordinate 
services for children and families.
  In introducing this bill, we are continuing the tradition of 
bipartisan child welfare legislation in Congress. I thank the Ranking 
Member on the Human Resources Subcommittee, Mr. Doggett of Texas, for 
introducing this legislation with me, and for his efforts to move it 
forward. I look forward to moving this legislation through the Ways & 
Means Committee in the coming months.

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