Hidden Foster Care Transparency Act

This bill would require states, as a condition of receiving federal foster care funds under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act, to report yearly data on "hidden foster care arrangements." These are cases where a child is separated from parents or caregivers, often during a child protective services investigation, without the state taking custody and without a court order or court oversight. States would report numbers such as how many children were separated, why, how long the arrangements lasted, how they ended, and whether parents had legal counsel. The Secretary of Health and Human Services would compile this data into an annual public report to Congress and could provide guidance and technical assistance to states.

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Sponsors

• John Cornyn Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors