Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2742
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act
Active
Active
Passed House on Jun 20, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 25, 2017
Latest Action
Jun 21, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2742
Congress
115
Policy Area
Families
Families
Primary focus of measure is child and family welfare, services, and relationships; marriage and family status; domestic violence and child abuse. Measures concerning public assistance programs or aging may fall under Social Welfare policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Indiana
Democrat
California
Republican
Pennsylvania
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on June 20, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4963-4964)
Summary

Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act

This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the procedures a state must have in effect for the orderly and timely interstate placement of children in foster care to include an electronic interstate case-processing system. Indian tribes are exempted from such requirement.

Funding is authorized for development of an electronic interstate case-processing system to expedite the interstate placement of children in foster care, guardianship, or adoptive homes.

Discretionary funding shall be continued through FY2018 to promote safe and stable families.

The Department of Health and Human Services shall reserve $5 million of the amount made available for promoting safe and stable families in FY2018 to make grants to states for the development of the electronic interstate case-processing system. This amount shall remain available through FY2022.

Text (3)
June 21, 2017
June 20, 2017
Actions (10)
06/21/2017
Received in the Senate.
06/20/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
06/20/2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4963-4964)
06/20/2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4963-4964)
06/20/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2742.
06/20/2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4963-4966)
06/20/2017
Mrs. Walorski moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
06/12/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
05/25/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
05/25/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:36:35 PM