Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act

This bill would change the Social Security Act so that states receiving federal child welfare funds must promise that no child is separated from a parent or guardian solely because the family is poor. States would also have to promise to develop or improve services and benefits, such as help with housing insecurity or parental unemployment, to keep families in poverty safely together. Within 2 years, the Secretary of Health and Human Services would have to report to Congress on how poverty relates to child welfare contacts, investigations, neglect allegations, removals, and foster or kinship care placements. The report would also include recommendations for legislation.

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Sponsors

• Gwen Moore Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors