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117th Congress(2021-2022)
Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act
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Introduced in House on Jan 28, 2021
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H. R. 573 (Introduced-in-House)


117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 573


To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to ensure that child protective services systems do not permit the separation of children from parents on the basis of poverty, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 28, 2021

Ms. Moore of Wisconsin (for herself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Sewell, and Mr. Vargas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to ensure that child protective services systems do not permit the separation of children from parents on the basis of poverty, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act”.

SEC. 2. Grants to States for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs.

Section 106(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(a)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “neglect;” and inserting “neglect, ensuring that reports concerning a child’s living arrangements or subsistence needs are addressed through services and benefits and that no child is separated from the child’s parent for reasons of poverty;”; and

(2) in paragraph (4), by striking “response;” and inserting “response, except that such system, tools, and protocols shall not authorize the separation of any child from the child’s parent or guardian on the basis of poverty;”.