H.R. 102: Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2013

Introduced:
Jan 03, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. John Conyers Jr. [D-MI13]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on January 3, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Jan 03, 2013
Referred to Committee Jan 03, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

0% chance of getting past committee.
0% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
4 cosponsors (4D) (show)
Committees

House Ways and Means

↪ Human Resources

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Full Title

To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents.

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Last updated Jan 03, 2013.
5 pages

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1/3/2013--Introduced.
Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements that states must follow to contact the adult relatives of a child removed from the custody of his or her parents.
Requires the state, within 90 days after making a placement decision, to provide notice of the decision and the reasons for it to each parent of the child, each relative who has expressed an interest in caring for the child, the guardian, and other specified parties.
Requires the state to establish procedures to:
(1) allow a person who receives such a notice to request documentation of the reasons for the decision involved,
(2) allow the attorney for the child to petition the court involved to review the decision, and
(3) require the court to commence such a review on the record after receiving such a petition.

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