# 119-hr-5647: Advocates for Families Act of 2025

119-hr-5647, Advocates for Families Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5647
- Congress: 119
- Title: Advocates for Families Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Requires states to let parents, foster parents, and legal guardians use a family advocate who can represent their interests in any child welfare case.** The bill would tie federal child welfare funding to state rules that allow access to an advocate and would create a federal reporting cycle to track how states implement that right. - Families: Parents, foster parents, and legal guardians could seek and receive a family advocate with authority to act on their behalf throughout any child welfare case or interaction involving their child. - States: States would have to adopt laws and procedures that permit access, set standards for advocates' professional conduct, and tell parents at the start of a case about the right and local resources. The bill would not require states to pay for advocates but would condition federal child welfare funds on meeting the access and information rules. - Federal oversight: The Department would report to Congress within 2 years and then every 2 years using state submissions to describe effects on services and any state recommendations.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Families could get a child-welfare advocate: benefit, medium. If enacted, parents, foster parents, and legal guardians could choose a family advocate in any child welfare case or interaction. The advocate could represent you and act on your behalf. States would have to set standards for advocates and tell you about this right and local resources at the start.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act
- 119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5647 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5647)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3330)
- [119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-25)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5647 (as of 2026-04-21).