H.R. 579 Passed the House Families

Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025

To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] Introduced January 21, 2025 Cosponsors 2 (1 D, 1 R) Latest action March 5, 2025

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Mar 5, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  2. Mar 4, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Mar 4, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H962-963)
  4. Mar 4, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 579.
  5. Mar 4, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H962-964)
  6. Mar 4, 2025 Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. Jan 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  8. Jan 21, 2025 Introduced in House

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