Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 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.

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Timeline

1. 21 January 2025

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 4 March 2025

   Passed

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

   Source: Floor

5. 4 March 2025

   Passed

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

   Source: Floor

6. 4 March 2025

   Passed

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

   Source: Floor

7. 4 March 2025

   Floor

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

   Source: Floor

8. 4 March 2025

   Floor

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

   Source: Floor

9. 4 March 2025

   Floor

   Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

   Source: Floor

10. 5 March 2025

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Documents

4 official files

• Referred in Senate

  Referred in Senate · EN · 5 March 2025

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• Engrossed in House

  Engrossed in House · EN · 4 March 2025

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• Introduced in House

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 January 2025

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 January 2025

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Sponsors

• Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] · R · Sponsor
• Brendan Boyle · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

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