US HR2742

Bill

US HR2742

Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act

Introduced
05/25/2017

In Committee
06/12/2017

Crossed Over
06/21/2017

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the procedures a state must have in effect for the orderly and timely interstate placement of children in foster care to include an electronic interstate case-processing system. Indian tribes are exempted from such requirement. (Sec. 4) Funding is authorized for development of an electronic interstate case-processing system to expedite the interstate placement of children in foster care, guardianship, or adoptive homes. (Sec. 5) Discretionary funding shall be continued through FY2018 to promote safe and stable families. (Sec. 6) The Department of Health and Human Services shall reserve $5 million of the amount made available for promoting safe and stable families in FY2018 to make grants to states for the development of the electronic interstate case-processing system. This amount shall remain available through FY2022.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Social Security Act to require states (except for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa) to use an electronic interstate case-processing system by October 1, 2027 to expedite the placement of children in foster care, guardianship, or adoption across state lines. It provides funding to states to develop this electronic system, with a focus on states that are not yet connected to the existing National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise (NEICE) system. The bill also continues discretionary funding through 2018 to promote safe and stable families and reserves $5 million in 2018 for grants to states to develop the electronic interstate case-processing system.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (8)

Jackie Walorski (R)*, Karen Bass (D), André Carson (D), Danny Davis (D), Al Green (D), Mike Kelly (R), Brenda Lawrence (D), James Renacci (R),

Last Action

Received in the Senate. (on 06/21/2017)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2742/all-info

(2 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2742/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2742/BILLS-115hr2742eh.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2742/BILLS-115hr2742eh.pdf.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2742/BILLS-115hr2742ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2742/BILLS-115hr2742ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR253	Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.	Related
S1257	Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Same As

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