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To establish a national, research-based, and comprehensive home study assessment process for the evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents and provide funding to States and Indian tribes to adopt such process.

USA115th CongressHR-1650| House 
| Updated: 3/21/2017
Jared Huffman

Jared Huffman

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (5)
Karen Bass (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Steve Russell (Republican)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a demonstration program through which each participating state or Indian tribe: (1) adopts the uniform, research-based home study methodology developed by HHS for the evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents; and (2) provides data gathered through operation of the program to HHS, as HHS may require for purposes of the national database established by this bill. HHS shall: (1) make grants to states and Indian tribes to enable and encourage them to establish demonstration programs, (2) establish a secure national database of home study reports, and (3) contract with an independent entity to carry out a periodic evaluation of the home study methodology developed by HHS and the demonstration programs.
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Timeline
Mar 21, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-684
Introduced in Senate
Mar 21, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • March 21, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-684
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 21, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 21, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  • S 115-684: A bill to establish a national, research-based, and comprehensive home study assessment process for the evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents and provide funding to States and Indian tribes to adopt such process.
Adoption and foster careChild safety and welfareDomestic violence and child abuseGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsState and local government operations

To establish a national, research-based, and comprehensive home study assessment process for the evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents and provide funding to States and Indian tribes to adopt such process.

USA115th CongressHR-1650| House 
| Updated: 3/21/2017
National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a demonstration program through which each participating state or Indian tribe: (1) adopts the uniform, research-based home study methodology developed by HHS for the evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents; and (2) provides data gathered through operation of the program to HHS, as HHS may require for purposes of the national database established by this bill. HHS shall: (1) make grants to states and Indian tribes to enable and encourage them to establish demonstration programs, (2) establish a secure national database of home study reports, and (3) contract with an independent entity to carry out a periodic evaluation of the home study methodology developed by HHS and the demonstration programs.
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Timeline
Mar 21, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-684
Introduced in Senate
Mar 21, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • March 21, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-684
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 21, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 21, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jared Huffman

Jared Huffman

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (5)
Karen Bass (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Steve Russell (Republican)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Families

Related Bills

  • S 115-684: A bill to establish a national, research-based, and comprehensive home study assessment process for the evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents and provide funding to States and Indian tribes to adopt such process.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Adoption and foster careChild safety and welfareDomestic violence and child abuseGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsState and local government operations