Search Results: keywords:"adoptive parents"

  • H. R. 3058 — An Act To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:1,281

    H.R. 3058 aims to improve the recruitment and retention of foster and adoptive parents in the United States. The bill amends parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act, requiring each state to adopt a family partnership plan that involves community stakeholders and...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 3058 is a plan to help make it easier for people who want to take care of children who don’t have families. It asks each state to create a teamwork plan, with the help of community groups, to find more people who can look after these kids and make sure they feel safe and welcomed.

  • S. 3551 — To modify the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to provide a limited accreditation option for performing certain adoption services.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:902

    S. 3551 aims to modify the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 by introducing a new option for limited accreditation of adoption service providers. This limited accreditation would allow agencies to offer services like child background studies, home studies for adoptive parents, and...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill wants to change some rules about adopting children from other countries. It would let some adoption helpers do only a few special jobs like checking on kids and parents, without needing to follow all the rules that bigger helpers do.