House Bill 4461
115th Congress(2017-2018)
COURTS Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Nov 28, 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
4461
Congress
115
Policy Area
Social Welfare
Social Welfare
Primary focus of measure is public assistance and Social Security programs; social services matters, including community service, volunteer, and charitable activities. Measures concerning such health programs as Medicare and Medicaid may fall under Health policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Continuation of Useful Resources to States Act or COURTS Act
This bill extends and otherwise revises funding for programs related to child welfare. Specifically, the bill
- extends funding through FY2022 for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program;
- extends funding through FY2022 for, and otherwise revises, the grant program for improving courts' handling of foster-care and adoption proceedings; and
- provides funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Contingency Fund for FY2019 and decreases the amount of funding available to the fund for FY2018.
November 28, 2017
11/28/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
11/28/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:37:58 PM