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119-hr-9994119th Congress

Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act

Sponsored By: Representative Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

Introduced

Summary

Prohibit separating children from parents solely for poverty. This bill would bar removing a child from a parent or guardian just because the family is poor and would require states to build or improve supports to keep families safely together.

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  • Families: Parents and children in poverty would be protected from removal based only on financial need. States would need to offer supports such as help with housing instability or unemployment to reduce the risk of separation.
  • States: State child welfare plans would have a new assurance under Section 422(b) that no child is separated solely for poverty and that the state will develop or improve services and benefits to keep families together.
  • Federal oversight and data: The Secretary of Health and Human Services would submit a report within two years to the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. The report must assess how poverty affects investigations, allegations, removals, placements, and custody actions and include recommendations for better data and laws to prevent poverty-related separation.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More help to keep families together

If enacted, this bill would bar states from removing a child from a parent or guardian solely because the family is poor. It would require States to add assurances in their Title IV-B child welfare plans that no child is separated for poverty and that the State will develop or improve services to keep families safely together. Those services would include help for housing insecurity and help related to parental unemployment. The requirement would take effect upon enactment and apply to state agencies that run Title IV-B child welfare programs.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

WI • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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