# 119-hr-9819: AIDEN (Advancing Integrated Data for Equitable National Child Welfare)

119-hr-9819, AIDEN (Advancing Integrated Data for Equitable National Child Welfare), is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ); status introduced (as of 2026-08-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9819
- Congress: 119
- Title: AIDEN (Advancing Integrated Data for Equitable National Child Welfare)
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a federal survey of offenders' childhood interactions with child welfare and require states to match that survey for grant eligibility.** The goal is to build a **national dataset on offenders' child welfare histories** to inform state planning and services. - People in federal custody would be asked about any child welfare interventions they experienced as children, including reasons, types of intervention, foster care outcomes, and supports received. New commitments after 90 days would get the survey at intake and current inmates would get it within 180 days. - State child welfare agencies and families would gain access to annual, de-identified reports formatted like AFCARS, NCANDS, and NYTD to help evaluate case planning and support services. - States seeking Department of Justice grants would need, beginning the first fiscal year after enactment, to run a substantially similar survey for people in state custody and submit de-identified reports to the Children's Bureau to maintain grant eligibility.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New child-welfare survey for offenders: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Attorney General would give every federal offender a survey about any child welfare contact when they were a minor. The survey would ask whether the offender knew of interventions, what conditions were alleged (for example, physical, sexual, emotional abuse, substance exposure, or d…

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- 119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act
- 119-hr-2025: Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3466: SMART Act
- 119-hr-7971: Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9819 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9819)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4895)
- [119-hr-2025: Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2025)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3466: SMART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3466)
- [119-hr-7971: Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9819 (as of 2026-08-21).