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H.R. 579: Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025

Passed HouseMar 4, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 21, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Mar 4, 2025
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 21, 2025

This bill requires state plans for child welfare services to provide for the development and implementation of a family partnership plan to improve foster care placement stability, increase rates of kinship placements, and align the composition of foster and adoptive families with the needs of children in or entering foster care.

The Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families also must include in its annual report information from states about the number, demographics, and characteristics of foster and adoptive families as well as a summary of the challenges related to recruiting and being foster or adoptive parents.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

2

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

44 points earned
  1. 1Randy Feenstra R-IA SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, passed House3 events+36
  2. 2Brendan Boyle D-PACosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
  3. 2Zachary (Zach) Nunn R-IACosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History

  1. Mar 4, 2025Passed the House by voice vote.
  2. Jan 21, 2025Introduced in the House by Randy Feenstra.
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  1. Mar 5, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  2. Mar 4, 2025Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  3. Mar 4, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H962-964)
  4. Mar 4, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 579.
  5. Mar 4, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H962-963)
  6. Mar 4, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H962-963)
  7. Mar 4, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  8. Jan 21, 2025Introduced in House
  9. Jan 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.