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House bill · H.R. 579 (119th Congress)

Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Mar 5, 2025

Sponsor: Randy Feenstra (U.S. Representative, IA-4, Republican)

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Summary

Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025 This bill requires state plans for child welfare services to provide for the development and implementation of a family partnership plan to improve foster care placement stability, increase rates of kinship placements, and align the composition of foster and adoptive families with the needs of children in or entering foster care. The Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families also must include in its annual report information from states about the number, demographics, and characteristics of foster and adoptive families as well as a summary of the challenges related to recruiting and being foster or adoptive parents.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Ways and Means · U.S. House of Representatives

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Cosponsors

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Full history

  1. Mar 5, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    U.S. Senate

  2. Mar 5, 2025

    In committee

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    U.S. House

  3. Mar 4, 2025

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H962-964)

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H962-964)

  4. Mar 4, 2025

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H962-964)

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H962-964)

  5. Mar 4, 2025

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H962-964)

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H962-964)

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  1. Mar 4, 2025

    Debate - the House Proceeded With Forty Minutes of Debate on H.R. 579.

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 579.

    U.S. House of Representatives

  2. Mar 4, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Mar 4, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  4. Mar 4, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  5. Mar 4, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H962-963)

    U.S. House of Representatives

  6. Jan 21, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  7. Jan 21, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  8. Jan 21, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    U.S. House of Representatives

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