United States 116th Congress Status: In Committee 3 D cosponsors

HR 2535 — Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that grants given to states for child protective services systems are not used to separate a child from the child's parent for reasons of poverty.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to explicitly prohibit the separation of children from parents based on poverty.

  • 42 U.S.C. 5106a(a)(1)

    neglect; → neglect, ensuring that reports concerning a child's living arrangements or subsistence needs are addressed through services and benefits and that no child is separated from the child's parent for reasons of poverty;

    This change adds a requirement to address living arrangements and ensures that poverty cannot be a reason for separating children from their parents.

  • 42 U.S.C. 5106a(a)(4)

    response; → response, except that such system, tools, and protocols shall not authorize the separation of any child from the child's parent or guardian on the basis of poverty;

    This change ensures that no protocols within the child protective services system can permit the separation of children from their parents due to poverty.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 544 not signed on

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Not signed on (544)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 2535 do?
Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that grants given to states for child protective services systems are not used to separate a child from the child's parent for reasons of poverty.
Who sponsors HR 2535?
HR 2535 is sponsored by Moore, Gwen (Democratic), Fudge, Marcia L. (Democratic), and Lee, Susie (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 2535?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 2535?
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