H.R. 4972 Introduced Families

Create Accountable Respectful Environments (CARE) for Children Act

To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to address or assist in resolving the shortage of appropriate foster homes for children, to develop resources to keep sibling groups together, and to provide for a system of checks and balances to ensure a child's ongoing safety and well-being, by providing for the placement of a foster child in cottage family homes and making a child so placed eligible for foster care maintenance payments.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] Introduced August 15, 2025 Cosponsors 25 (20 R, 5 D) Latest action August 15, 2025

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  1. Aug 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  2. Aug 15, 2025 Introduced in House

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