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114-hr-5810114th Congress

National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act

Sponsored By: Representative Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

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Summary

National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to direct a state receiving from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a community-based formula grant for the prevention of child abuse and neglect to establish a demonstration program through which the state: adopts a specific evidence-based, uniform, national home study program for the evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents; and furnishes HHS with data gathered through operation of the program. HHS shall establish a national registry of home study reports filed by home study practitioners using an HHS-developed methodology meeting specified criteria. This registry must be accessible to state foster care and adoption agencies, or a designated entity as determined by the lead agency in the state, to assist with the selection of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 9/14/2016

  • Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/14/2016

  • Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 9/6/2016

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