# 114-hr-3781: Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015

114-hr-3781, Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3781
- Congress: 114
- Title: Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- Introduced: 2015-10-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 55
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015 This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) (renamed by this Act Federal Payments for Foster Care and Permanency) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to give states the option of providing certain time-limited family services, including parenting and family skills training and counseling, to a child meeting certain criteria or the child's parents or kin caregivers. SSAct title IV part B is also amended to: eliminate the time-limit for family reunification services, increase the mandatory funding authorization for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program, and extend funding for Family Connection Grants for one year.

## Cosponsors (55)

- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- GENE GREEN (D-TX), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- RUBEN HINOJOSA (D-TX), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2016-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2016-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3781 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3781)

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