Securing American Families Everywhere (SAFE Kids) Act

Bill: 113-hr-5881
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2014-12-11
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care

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Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-12-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Securing American Families Everywhere (SAFE Kids) Act - Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on: (1) the extent of adoption disruption and dissolution in the United States and efforts by state and local governments and private child welfare agencies to prevent the disruption and dissolution; and (2) set forth legislative options to require such agencies to track and report on disrupted or dissolved adoptions, and to prepare prospective adoptive parents and support them after an adoption. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5881 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2014 Mr. Stivers (for himself and Ms. Bass ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to the Congress a report on adoption disruption and dissolution in the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing American Families Everywhere (SAFE Kids) Act . 2. Study on adoption disruption and dissolution Within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Congress a written report that— (1) describes the extent of adoption disruption and dissolution in the United States, and the efforts by State and local governments and private child welfare agencies to prevent the disruption and dissolution; (2) recommends legislation to define adoption disruption and adoption dissolution, to prevent adoption disruption and adoption dissolution, and require State and local governments and child welfare agencies to track and report on disrupted or dissolved adoptions; and (3) sets forth legislative options to prepare prospective adoptive parents for adoption and to support adoptive parents after an adoption.