Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
May 17, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Dec 17, 2024
Ways & Means
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill establishes requirements related to state compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA). The ICWA establishes minimum federal standards for the removal of Indian children from their families and the placement of these children in foster or adoptive homes. Specifically, the bill requires a state plan for child welfare services and a state plan related to the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program to ensure that the agency administering or supervising the plan (e.g., a child welfare agency) shall comply with all federal standards established under the ICWA. Further, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of the Interior must, in consu...
Timeline · 3 actions
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
May 17, 2023
Introduced in House
May 17, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.