Helping HANDS for Families Act

Bill: 118-hr-476
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-24
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Computers and information technology

Family services
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 476 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 2023 Mrs. Miller of West Virginia (for herself and Ms. Chu ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 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. .