WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Foster home care

S. 3611, The Medicaid Services Restoration Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3611 would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of rehabilitation services and case management and targeted case management services under the Medicaid program....

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P.L. 110-351, The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6893 would amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption....

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S. 3173, The Keeping Families Safe Act of 2008

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3173 would amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow children in foster care to be placed with their parents in residential family treatment centers that provide safe environments for treating addiction and promoting healthy parenting....

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P.L. 110-275, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $5.67

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6331 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, it would improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, it would enhance low-income benefit programs, and it would maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access....

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H.R. 6307, The Fostering Connections to Success Act

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6307 would amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to assist children in foster care in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school....

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S. 3140, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3140 would provide that 4 of the 21 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave....

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S. 3038, The Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $2.21

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3038 would amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend the adoption incentives program, to authorize States to establish a relative guardianship program, and to promote the adoption of children with special needs....

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S. 2944, The Child Welfare Workforce Improvement Act

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2944 would amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to examine and improve the child welfare workforce....

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S. 2900, The Partnership for Children and Families Act

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2900 would provide States with the incentives, flexibility and resources to develop child welfare services that focus on improving circumstances for children, whether in foster care or in their own homes....

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H.R. 5781, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $7.56

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5781 would provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave....

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H.R. 5718, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5718 would provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave....

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H.R. 5720, The Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $25.62

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5720 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide assistance for housing....

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H.R. 5645, The Housing Protection and Foster Care Prevention Act of 2008

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5645 would exclude assistance payments under certain post-foster care guardianship assistance programs from consideration as income for purposes of the United States Housing Act of 1937....

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S. 2771, The White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010 Act

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2771 would require the president to call a White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010....

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H.R. 5563, The Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5563 would reauthorize and reform the national service laws....

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H.R. 5461, The White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010 Act

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5461 would require the President to call a White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010....

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H.R. 5466, The Invest in KIDS Act

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5466 would improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children....

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S. 2560, The Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act of 2007

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2560 would create the income security conditions and family supports needed to ensure permanency for the Nation's unaccompanied youth....

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H.R. 4880, To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide for the implementation of protection and services for children and youths in out of home care, and for other purposes

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4880 would amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide for the implementation of protection and services for children and youths in out of home care....

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H.R. 4688, The Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Access Act of 2007

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4688 would amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas....

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H.R. 4311, To authorize States to use funds provided for the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to provide vouchers to cover tuition costs at private schools, and transportation costs to and from public schools, of foster children of all ages

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4311 would authorize States to use funds provided for the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to provide vouchers to cover tuition costs at private schools, and transportation costs to and from public schools, of foster children of all ages....

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H.R. 4198, The Foster and Adoptive Parent Recruitment Programs Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4198 would provide for competitive grants for the establishment and expansion of programs that use networks of public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and provide support services to foster children and their families....

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H.R. 4208, The Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4208 would create the income security conditions and family supports needed to ensure permanency for the Nation's unaccompanied youth....

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H.R. 4207, The Partnership for Children and Families Act

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4207 would provide States with the incentives, flexibility, and resources to develop child welfare services that focus on improving circumstances for children, whether in foster care or in their own homes....

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H.R. 4153, The College Cost Reduction and Access Act Technical Amendments of 2007

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4153 would make certain technical corrections and transition amendments to the College Cost Reduction and Access Act....

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