# 115-hr-4461: COURTS Act

115-hr-4461, COURTS Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4461
- Congress: 115
- Title: COURTS Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2017-11-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Continuation of Useful Resources to States Act or COURTS Act This bill extends and otherwise revises funding for programs related to child welfare. Specifically, the bill extends funding through FY2022 for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program; extends funding through FY2022 for, and otherwise revises, the grant program for improving courts' handling of foster-care and adoption proceedings; and provides funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Contingency Fund for FY2019 and decreases the amount of funding available to the fund for FY2018.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2017-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2018-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2018-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2018-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)
- 115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act
- 115-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-4461 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4461)

## Related
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [115-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-36)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4461 (as of 2025-11-18).