United States · Bill · S
S. 1974 (104th)
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child.
Introduced
18 July 1996
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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7 April 2025
Summary
Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise the requirement of reasonable efforts to return a child to its own home before placement in foster care. Makes the child's health and safety of primary concern in the determination of reasonable efforts for such purposes.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 July 1996
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 July 1996
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 18 July 1996
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1974
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/1974