Child Welfare Reform Hidden in Tax Cuts

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H.R.253 - Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017115th Congress (2017-2018) | Cancel alerts BILL Hide Overview Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (Introduced 01/04/2017) Committees: House - Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 01/13/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)  Related Bills (5) Summary: H.R.253 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text) Listen to this page There is one summary for H.R.253. Bill summaries are authored by CRS. Shown Here: Introduced in House (01/04/2017) Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017 This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) regarding, among other matters: (1) mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services and in-home parenting skill-based programs, (2) foster care maintenance payments for children with parents in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse, and (3) payments for evidence-based kinship navigator programs. Part B of title IV (Child and Family Services) of the SSAct is amended regarding, among other matters: (1) time limits for family reunification services for children in foster care or returning home, (2) grants for the development of an electronic interstate caseprocessing system to expedite the interstate placement of children in foster care or guardianship or for adoption, and (3) targeted grants to increase the well-being of children affected by substance abuse. The bill appropriates certain funding to Department of Health and Human Services for FY2018 for competitive grants to states, Indian tribes, or tribal consortia to support the recruitment and retention of high-quality foster families. The bill amends part B of title IV of the SSAct to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program, (2) promotion of safe and stable families program, (3) funding reservations for monthly caseworker visits and regional partnership grants, and (4) funding for state courts. Part E of title IV of the SSAct is amended to: (1) revise the John H. Chaffee Foster Care Independence Program and related provisions, and (2) reauthorize adoption and legal guardianship incentive programs through FY2021. The Government Accountability Office shall study the extent to which states comply with certain SSAct requirements relating to the effects of phasing out the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program income eligibility requirements for adoption assistance payments. Related Bills: H.R.253 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text) A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-congress measures. Bill Latest Title Relationships to H.R.253 Relationships Identified by Latest Action H.R.1892 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Related bill CRS 02/09/2018 Signed by President. H.R.2742 Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act Related bill CRS 06/21/2017 Received in the Senate. H.R.2834 Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act Related bill CRS 06/21/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. H.R.2847 Improving Services for Older Youth in Foster Care Act Related bill CRS 06/21/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. H.R.2866 Reducing Unnecessary Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act Related bill CRS 06/21/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.