Helping HANDS for Families Act

Bill: 117-s-5115
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-11-17
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Computers and information technology

Family services
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-11-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Helping Households And Neighbors Distribute Services for Families Act or the Helping HANDS for Families Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows states and tribes to use funds to provide an online portal to facilitate the provision of community support for families and children under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families grant program.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5115 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2022 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Casey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To allow community supports to meet specific needs of families and children through an electronic care portal under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Households And Neighbors Distribute Services for Families Act or the Helping HANDS for Families Act . 2. Modernized family support services Section 431(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629a(a)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (E); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (G) the services referred to in this paragraph may include the means of access and use of an electronic or digital portal to facilitate the provision of community support to care for and meet specific needs of families and children. .