H.R. 5403 · 109th Congress · enacted
Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006
Became Public Law No: 109-239.
Latest official action 2006-07-03 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006 - Amends the Social Security Act to require each state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to provide that the state shall: (1) have in effect procedures for orderly and timely interstate placement of children; (2) complete home studies requested by another state within a specified period; (3) accept such studies received from another state; and (4) not impose any restrictions on contracting with a private agency to conduct such a study. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for timely interstate home study incentive payments to states that have approved plans and that have completed, and provided the Secretary a report on, such studies. Expresses the sense of Congress that state agencies should cooperate with courts which have authority with respect to the placement of a child in foster care or for adoption for the purpose of locating a parent of the child. Amends the definition of "case review system" to: (1) increase the required frequency of state caseworker visits to a child who is placed in foster care outside the state in which the child's parents reside; (2) require a child's health and education record to be supplied to the child at no cost when he/she leaves f…
Congressional Research Service · 2006-07-03
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
10 of 10 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
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AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$2,500
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION'S TIAPAC$2,500
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.$2,500
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$1,500
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordUNITED AIRLINES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UAPAC)$1,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$1,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
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What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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