House Bill 579
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025
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Passed House on Mar 4, 2025
Bill Intelligence
The bill aims to improve foster and adoptive family recruitment and support. States must now develop Family Partnership Plans involving various stakeholders and utilize data to set goals, track progress, and address recruitment and retention challenges. States are required to report on foster family capacity, congregate care utilization, and feedback from foster and adoptive families. Additionally, the bill mandates the inclusion of detailed information on foster and adoptive families in the annual child welfare outcomes report to Congress. The effective date for implementation is October 1, 2026, with allowances for state legislature requiring adjustments.
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Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
579
Congress
119
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.
checkPassed on March 4, 2025
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 H962-963)
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03/05/2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
03/04/2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
03/04/2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H962-963)
03/04/2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H962-963)
03/04/2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 579.
03/04/2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H962-964)
03/04/2025
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
01/21/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
01/21/2025
Introduced in House
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