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| 100-hr-5569 | 100 | hr | 5569 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-10-21 | 1988-12-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] | VT | R | J000072 | 0 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1988 - Title I: Better Child Care Services - Makes eligible for services under this title children: (1) who are less than 13 years of age; (2) whose family income does not exceed 115 percent of the State median income for a family of the same size; and (3) who either reside with a parent or parents who are working, seeking employment, or enrolled in a job training or educational program, or reside with a parent or parents not thus described and receive or need to receive protective services. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out this title. Reserves specified amounts for certain U.S. territories and possessions and for certain programs for Indian children. Sets forth a formula for allotments to States based on numbers of children under age five, numbers of children eligible for free or reduced price lunches under the school lunch program, and per capita income. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make grants to applicant Indian tribes or tribal organizations for programs and activities under this title for the benefit of Indian children. Directs the Secretary, in determining whether to approve a tribal grant application, to consider: (1) the tribe's codes, regulations, and cultural factors, as well as applicable State licensing and regulatory requirements, in establishing standards for such programs; and (2) the availability of child care services provided by the State in accordance with this title. Requires coordination between tribal and State programs under this title. Includes among lead agency duties the establishment of several local advisory councils that collectively represent the entire geographical area in the State. Sets forth requirements relating to such local advisory councils. Requires States to submit, in order to qualify for assistance under this title, an application and plan to the Secretary. Requires each plan to cover a five-year period and to meet specified requirements for providers of … | 2025-08-28T20:05:04Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/5569 |
| 100-hr-5526 | 100 | hr | 5526 | Quality Child Care Demonstration Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-10-13 | 1988-12-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] | CA | R | L000020 | 1 | Quality Child Care Demonstration Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to not more than 25 eligible public agencies and private entities, in urban and rural areas, to administer child development models to increase the quality and availability of child care services. Defines "child development model" to mean, with respect to child care services, an entity capable of providing training and on-going assistance to satellites that provide child care services to such children or exceptional children, and which is either: (1) a child care development center that provides child care services at a single site (or at multiple sites in reasonably close proximity) to infants, toddlers, preschool children, and school-age children; or (2) a high quality child care program capable of recruiting, training, supporting, and monitoring family child care providers. Sets forth grant application and program requirements. Sets forth evaluation and reporting requirements for grant recipients. Directs the Secretary to report by April 1, 1991, to the Congress on such program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 and 1991 to carry out this Act. | 2025-08-28T20:07:37Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/5526 |
| 100-hr-5508 | 100 | hr | 5508 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-10-12 | 1988-12-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] | VT | R | J000072 | 0 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1988 - Title I: Better Child Care Services - Makes eligible for services under this title children: (1) who are less than 13 years of age; (2) whose family income does not exceed 115 percent of the State median income for a family of the same size; and (3) who either reside with a parent or parents who are working, seeking employment, or enrolled in a job training or educational program, or reside with a parent or parents not thus described and receive or need to receive protective services. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out this title. Reserves specified amounts for certain U.S. territories and possessions and for certain programs for Indian children. Sets forth a formula for allotments to States based on numbers of children under age five, numbers of children eligible for free or reduced price lunches under the school lunch program, and per capita income. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make grants to applicant Indian tribes or tribal organizations for programs and activities under this title for the benefit of Indian children. Directs the Secretary, in determining whether to approve a tribal grant application, to consider: (1) the tribe's codes, regulations, and cultural factors, as well as applicable State licensing and regulatory requirements, in establishing standards for such programs; and (2) the availability of child care services provided by the State in accordance with this title. Requires coordination between tribal and State programs under this title. Includes among lead agency duties the establishment of several local advisory councils that collectively represent the entire geographical area in the State. Sets forth requirements relating to such local advisory councils. Requires States to submit, in order to qualify for assistance under this title, an application and plan to the Secretary. Requires each plan to cover a five-year period and to meet specified requirements for providers of … | 2025-08-28T20:06:17Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/5508 |
| 100-hr-5353 | 100 | hr | 5353 | Family Preservation Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-09-23 | 1988-10-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Coats, Daniel [R-IN-4] | IN | R | C000542 | 42 | Family Preservation Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible organizations to establish family preservation programs to provide assistance to families in order to prevent the placement of children under 18 years old in foster care. Sets forth eligibility requirements for applicant organizations. Requires all of the following assistance to be offered under such programs: (1) clothing, cleaning and housing locator services, family counseling services, services designed to improve communication skills; and (2) referrals to other organizations and State agencies. Directs the Secretary to: (1) give preference to applicants located in areas with the highest percentages of children in foster care; and (2) ensure that grants are made to eligible applicants in locations which reflect a diversity of geographical areas. Directs the Secretary to make such grants as follows: (1) ten grants in a specified amount to eligible applicants in ten different geographical areas for training and technical assistance in development of programs to provide families such goods and services in order to prevent placement of children in foster care; and (2) implementation grants to such ten grantees, in specified total and single maximum amounts. Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract with a selected organization for a study and report on the effectiveness of programs receiving such grants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for such grants and such study. | 2025-08-28T20:08:14Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/5353 |
| 100-hr-5359 | 100 | hr | 5359 | A bill to make grants to private nonprofit community-based organizations to prevent and reduce the participation of juveniles in the activities of gangs that commit crimes. | Families | 1988-09-23 | 1988-10-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Coats, Daniel [R-IN-4] | IN | R | C000542 | 41 | Authorizes the Administrator of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to make grants to private community-based organizations for activities for prevention or reduction of the participation of juveniles in the activities of gangs that commit crimes. Sets forth eligibility and application requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 to carry out this Act. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/5359 |
| 100-hr-5365 | 100 | hr | 5365 | Family Support Centers Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-09-23 | 1988-10-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Coats, Daniel [R-IN-4] | IN | R | C000542 | 41 | Family Support Centers Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible organizations to improve the quality and availability of health, family, and preschool services for families with one or more children under age 13. Sets forth eligibility requirements for organizations. Requires that such organizations be located in or in a reasonable proximity to a high risk area, i.e. an area with a significantly high rate of: (1) infant mortality; (2) teenage pregnancy; or (3) high school dropouts. Requires organizations receiving grants to offer at least five of the following services at locations convenient to the local community (for example, in a housing project, a community center, or a building occupied by a religious organization): (1) prenatal and postnatal care; (2) nutritional lunches; (3) on-site nurse practitioner services; (4) family drop-in center; (5) Head Start program; (6) parenting education services;(7) drug abuse prevention services; (8) family-based child care services; (9) center-based child care services; (10) after-school care for children under age 13; and (11) other services which the Secretary shall specify in regulations. Directs the Secretary to give primary consideration, in selecting grantees, to the location or locations at which the organization provides services to the local community. Sets limitations on: (1) the total monetary amount of all such grants; (2) the maximum percentage of project start-up costs which may be covered; and (3) the maximum amount per grantee. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY 1989. | 2025-08-28T20:08:43Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/5365 |
| 100-hr-4999 | 100 | hr | 4999 | Child Care and Nutrition Enhancement Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-07-07 | 1988-08-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] | MN | D | P000215 | 0 | Child Care and Nutrition Enhancement Act of 1988 - Title I: Child Care Grant Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make formula grants to States for authorized child care related activities under an approved State plan. Authorizes the Secretary to make competitive grants to eligible child care providers for such authorized activities under an approved application. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991 to carry out this Act (with a separate amount authorized for competitive grants). Directs the Secretary to reserve a portion of such funds for payments to specified U.S. territories and possessions. Directs the Secretary to allot the remainder to each State according to a formula based on the number of single parents and dual-earner family members with children under age 13. Sets forth requirements for use of most recent data and for reallotment. Defines eligible providers as: (1) local governments; (2) local educational agencies; (3) nonprofit organizations, including certain tax-exempt organizations; (4) professional or employee organizations; (5) consortia of small businesses; (6) institutions of higher education; (7) hospitals or health facilities; (8) family child care providers who would qualify for assistance under the Child Care Food Program under the National School Lunch Act; or (9) entities which the State determines are able and appropriate to carry out a project assisted under this title. Authorizes use of grants under this title for: (1) provision of child care services to low- and moderate-income parents (including use of appropriate fee schedules); (2) resource and referral centers (including information, training, and recruitment activities); (3) programs to increase child care slots for infants, handicapped children, and minority children; (4) neighborhood child care centers, after-school child care programs, and startup costs of onsite child care at small businesses; (5) recruitment and training of senior citizens to serve as child ca… | 2025-08-28T20:06:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/4999 |
| 100-hr-4768 | 100 | hr | 4768 | Choices in Child Care Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-06-08 | 1988-07-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] | IA | R | T000053 | 41 | Choices in Child Care Act of 1988 - Title I: Tax Credit for Families with Young Children - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a refundable income tax credit for each dependent under age six who resides in the household. Sets a maximum credit of $400 per qualified dependent child. Reduces the credit for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $20,000. Disallows the credit with respect to a dependent claimed under the dependent care income tax credit. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe tables to be used to determine the credit amount. Provides for advance credit payments by employers to employees who provide certification of eligibility. Requires taxpayers to file information returns to reflect such payments. Revises the dependent care credit to: (1) disqualify children six years old or older from credit determinations (current law permits the credit with respect to dependents up to age 15); and (2) disallow the credit to taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $30,000. Permits businesses a ten percent investment tax credit in connection with certain depreciable property used as part of a child care facility operated by the employer on or near the work site for the care of enrollees, at least 30 percent of whom must be dependents of the employer's employees. Provides for recapture of the credit amount if the facility ceases to be a qualified child care property. Limits to $200,000 the annual qualified investment subject to the credit. Sets reduced self-employment tax rates in connection with income earned from child care services in either a family-based (at the home of the taxpayer) or in-home (at the home of the recipient child) child care facility. Amends the Social Security Act to reflect this provision. Excludes income earned from child care services from wage withholding requirements and from the surtax imposed for failure to pay estimated income tax. Title II: Supplemental Child Care Assistance for Low-Income Working Parents - Authorizes the Secretary… | 2025-08-28T20:07:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/4768 |
| 100-hr-4676 | 100 | hr | 4676 | A bill to amend the Temporary Child Care for Handicapped Children and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986 to extend through the fiscal year 1989 the authorities contained in such Act. | Families | 1988-05-24 | 1988-08-19 | Became Public Law No: 100-403. | House | Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | O000159 | 0 | Amends the Temporary Child Care for Handicapped Children and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986 to extend through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations to carry out such Act. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/4676 |
| 100-hr-4002 | 100 | hr | 4002 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1988 | Families | 1988-02-24 | 1988-03-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] | CT | R | J000163 | 37 | Child Care Services Improvement Act of 1988 - Title I: Child Care Block Grant - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a child care services block grant program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991 for allotments to States to carry out specified child care services activities. Provides for State allotments on the basis of numbers of children under age 12 and numbers of such children living in households with an income not greater than 200 percent of the poverty level. Provides for additional allotments under specified circumstances. Requires States to use allotment payments to make grants to eligible entities for specified projects. Includes among eligible entities: (1) local government units, including school districts; (2) nonprofit organizations; (3) professional or employee associations; (4) consortia of small businesses; (5) higher education institutions; (6) hospitals or health care facilities; (7) family care providers; (8) parents, to use for employment- or education-related child care expenses; or (9) entities that the State considers able and appropriate to carry out a project under this title. Includes among such projects: (1) child care certificate programs or scholarships to enable low income families to obtain adequate child care; (2) community or neighborhood child care centers, including renovation of public buildings for such purpose; (3) after-school child care programs; (4) grants or loans for start-up costs of employer-sponsored child care programs; (5) training programs for child care providers; (6) temporary care of sick children unable to attend child care programs in which they are enrolled; (7) expansion of existing part-day child care programs into full-day child care programs; (8) child care programs for homeless children; (9) linking of child care programs with programs to assist the elderly; or (10) any project consistent with the purposes of this Act. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds and waivers of such limitations. Directs the Secretary… | 2025-08-28T20:07:38Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/4002 |
| 100-hr-3971 | 100 | hr | 3971 | International Child Abduction Remedies Act | Families | 1988-02-18 | 1988-04-29 | Became Public Law No: 100-300. | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11] | CA | D | L000090 | 2 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) International Child Abduction Remedies Act - Grants State courts and U.S. district courts concurrent original jurisdiction with regard to actions arising under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Retains Federal court jurisdiction in cases arising under the Convention where such jurisdiction would otherwise exist under Federal law (Federal question, diversity of citizenship, etc.). Sets forth requirements with regard to notice and burden of proof for such actions. Allows any court exercising jurisdiction over a petition filed pursuant to the Convention or this Act to take provisional measures under Federal or State law to protect the well-being of the child or prevent the child's removal or concealment. Prohibits any court from ordering the provisional removal of a child from the person having physical control unless the applicable requirements of State law are satisfied. States that any application submitted to the U.S. Central Authority or petition seeking judicial remedies in accordance with the terms of the Convention shall be admissible in court without regard to the need for authentication. Directs the President to designate a Federal agency to serve as the Central Authority for the United States for the purposes of: (1) issuing regulations to implement the Convention and this Act; (2) obtaining information from the Parent Locator Service; and (3) collecting, maintaining, and disseminating information for purposes relating to the Convention and this Act. Places certain limitations on the dissemination of Government information to the Central Authority. Directs the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General to designate Federal employees and private citizens to serve as an interagency coordinating group to monitor the operation of the Convention and provide advice on its implementation. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with the Central Aut… | 2022-12-13T14:41:31Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/3971 |
| 100-hr-3972 | 100 | hr | 3972 | A bill to facilitate the implementation of the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. | Families | 1988-02-18 | 1988-02-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11] | CA | D | L000090 | 0 | Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to agree to make available for free the services of the Parent Locator Service, for locating any parent or child, to the agency designated by the President as the Central Authority for purposes of the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit disclosure of tax return information to Federal, State, and local child support enforcement agencies to locate individuals in connection with the abduction or wrongful restraint or retention of a child. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/3972 |
| 100-hr-3841 | 100 | hr | 3841 | New School Child Care Demonstration Projects Act of 1987 | Families | 1988-01-25 | 1988-02-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] | MI | D | K000172 | 2 | New School Child Care Demonstration Projects Act of 1987 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make grants to States to pay the Federal share of the cost of childcare demonstration projects conducted in existing public elementary and secondary school buildings. Reserves specified portions of funds for evaluation and for special demonstration projects. Allots the remainder of funds to States on the basis of population of children under 16 years old. Provides for allotment adjustments and reallotments. Directs the Secretary to provide, through grants and contracts, for continuing evaluation of State and Federal demonstration projects under this Act. Directs the Secretary to publish summaries and results of evaluative research. Directs the Secretary to submit to the appropriate congressional committees copies of all such research studies and evaluation summaries. Sets forth application requirements for demonstration grants and rules for membership of advisory committees to monitor and evaluate such projects. Requires that specified reserved funds be used for grants to public and nonprofit private entities for special demonstration projects to be awarded at the discretion of the Secretary. Sets forth problem areas for the focus of such grants. Sets the Federal share of the demonstration grants to States at 90 percent of the cost of project activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 to carry out this Act. | 2025-08-28T20:05:46Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/3841 |
| 100-hr-3658 | 100 | hr | 3658 | Adolescent Tobacco Education and Prevention Act | Families | 1987-11-19 | 1987-12-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5] | MA | D | A000226 | 32 | Adolescent Tobacco Education and Prevention Act - Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to include instruction relating to the use of tobacco products as an activity under drug and alcohol abuse prevention and education programs. Requires such instruction to include: (1) the variety of tobacco products available; (2) the physical and psychological effects on the human body of the inhalation of tobacco smoke, ingestion of tobacco products, and any other use of tobacco products; (3) the addictive nature of such products; and (4) the connection between use of tobacco products and other forms of substance abuse, specifically use of marijuana and alcohol abuse. Prohibits the sale of tobacco products to any person under the age of 18 or such other age as a State may establish. Requires such products to be sold over-the-counter by the legal owner, proprietor, or designated employee of an establishment. Requires the posting of a conspicuous sign in such establishment which states that the sale of cigarettes to minors is prohibited. Establishes fines for violations. | 2025-08-28T20:09:04Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/3658 |
| 100-hr-3660 | 100 | hr | 3660 | Act for Better Child Care Services of 1988 | Families | 1987-11-19 | 1988-09-27 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means Sequentially, for Consideration of such Provisions of the Bill and amendment pursuant to clause l(v), rule X. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] | MI | D | K000172 | 174 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 100-985 (Part I)) Act for Better Child Care Services of 1988 - Title I: Better Child Care Services - Makes eligible for services under this title children: (1) who are less than 13 years of age; (2) whose family income does not exceed 115 percent of the State median income for a family of the same size; and (3) who either reside with a parent or parents who are working, seeking employment, or enrolled in a job training or educational program, or reside with a parent or parents not thus described and receive or need to receive protective services. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out this title. Reserves specified amounts for certain U.S. territories and possessions and for certain programs for Indian children. Sets forth a formula for allotments to States based on numbers of children under age five, numbers of children eligible for free or reduced price lunches under the school lunch program, and per capita income. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make grants to applicant Indian tribes or tribal organizations for programs and activities under this title for the benefit of Indian children. Directs the Secretary, in determining whether to approve a tribal grant application, to consider: (1) the tribe's codes, regulations, and cultural factors, as well as applicable State licensing and regulatory requirements, in establishing standards for such programs; and (2) the availability of child care services provided by the State in accordance with this title. Requires coordination between tribal and State programs under this title. Includes among lead agency duties the establishment of several local advisory councils that collectively represent the entire geographical area in the State. Sets forth requirements relating to such local advisory councils. Requires States to submit, in order to qualify for assistance under this title, an application and plan to the Secretar… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/3660 |
| 100-hr-3587 | 100 | hr | 3587 | Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1987 | Families | 1987-10-29 | 1988-10-13 | Provisions of Measure Incorporated Into H.R.1720. | House | Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | K000118 | 0 | Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1987 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct States to establish binding guidelines for child support award amounts. (Currently, such guidelines need not be binding.) Creates a rebuttable presumption in any judicial or administrative proceeding that the child support award which results from the application of such guidelines is correct. Requires States to review and, if necessary, update such guidelines once every three years and review and update all child support orders at least once every two years to ensure that they continue to comply with child support award guidelines. Requires States to abide by State due process requirements when updating child support awards. Directs States to: (1) determine the paternity of every child within the State whose family receives family support supplements as soon as possible after the child's birth but in no event later than its 18th birthday; and (2) require the parties in a contested paternity case to submit to genetic tests upon the request of a party in such case, using a 95 percent probability index from blood tests as a rebuttable presumption of paternity. Encourages States to establish and implement simple civil processes for voluntarily acknowledging paternity and a civil procedure for establishing paternity in contested cases. Sets performance standards for paternity determinations from FY 1989 through 1993. Alters the formula for determining the incentive payment to be paid to a State for its child support collection efforts to take into account cases in which a child's paternity has been established but support collection has not begun or amounts to less than $100 a month. Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Act to authorize States to conduct demonstration projects identifying and testing possible solutions to problems arising in connection with visitation by absent parents and child custody. Authorizes the Secretary to make g… | 2025-08-28T20:06:45Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/3587 |
| 100-hr-3571 | 100 | hr | 3571 | Children and Youth Camp Safety Act | Families | 1987-10-28 | 1987-11-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and Safety. | House | Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [D-AR-2] | AR | D | R000354 | 1 | Children and Youth Camp Safety Act - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services an Office of Youth Camp Safety to be headed by a Director of Youth Camp Safety. Confers upon the Director the primary responsibility for the promulgation and enforcement of Federal and State youth camp safety regulations. Provides for congressional disapproval of such proposed regulations. Requires any State which desires to assume responsibility for the development and modification of youth camp safety standards to submit a State plan to the Director for approval. Allows a State whose plan has been rejected to obtain review of the decision in the United States court of appeals. Authorizes the Secretary, at the request of the Director, to make Department of Health and Human Services personnel available to States to assist in developing State plans and in training State inspectors and other personnel associated with youth camps. Directs the Secretary, at the request of the Director, to provide technical and consultative services to assist in State plan development and implementation. Directs the Director to make grants to States for the development of youth camp safety plans, such grants not to exceed 80 percent of the cost of carrying out the State plan. Directs the Director, upon the request of any youth camp operator or director, or during specified inspections, to provide consultative services to youth camps in States which do not have in effect an approved State plan. Directs the Director to issue regulations and procedures providing for citations to youth camp operators in such States for specified violations under this Act. Sets forth procedures for hearings and appeals in such cases. Authorizes the Director to enter and inspect youth camps and their records in States which do not have in effect an approved State plan. Grants the Director specified investigative authority. Requires such inspections at each such youth camp at least once a year during the period the camp is in operation. Provides… | 2025-08-28T20:08:33Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/3571 |
| 100-hr-3482 | 100 | hr | 3482 | Comprehensive Child Development Centers Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-10-13 | 1987-10-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-3] | WV | D | W000654 | 23 | Comprehensive Child Development Centers Act of 1987 - Amends the Head Start Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities in rural and urban areas to pay the Federal share of the cost of projects designed to encourage intensive and comprehensive support services which will enhance the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of low-income children from birth to compulsory school age, including providing necessary support to their parents and other family members. Directs the Secretary to enter into contracts, agreements, or other arrangements with at least ten but not more than 25 eligible agencies to carry out such program. Lists characteristics of the eligible agency which the Secretary must consider. Authorizes the Secretary to make planning grants to eligible agencies. Limits such grants to not more than 30 in number and to one year in duration. Sets forth application requirements for such grants. Directs the Secretary to make grants to selected eligible agencies to pay the Federal share of the cost of carrying out projects for intensive and comprehensive supportive services for low-income infants, young children, parents, and other family members. Requires that rural projects receive some of these grants. Sets forth application requirements for such grants. Directs the Secretary to pay to eligible agencies with approved applications the Federal share (80 percent) of the cost of activities described in the application. Limits a planning grant to a single eligible agency to $35,000. Directs the Secretary to conduct or provide for an evaluation of the success of such projects. Requires grantees to furnish information for such evaluation. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress by October 1, 1992, on such evaluation, with recommendations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993 to carry out such program (other than the report). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 for the evaluation and report. | 2025-08-28T20:05:45Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/3482 |
| 100-hr-3376 | 100 | hr | 3376 | A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a National Commission on Children. | Families | 1987-09-30 | 1987-12-22 | See H.R.3545. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 1 | Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to establish a National Commission on Children which is to serve as a forum on behalf of children and report to the Congress and the President by September 30, 1988, regarding questions relating to: (1) the health of children; (2) social and support services for children and their parents; (3) education; and (4) poverty among children. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/3376 |
| 100-hr-3009 | 100 | hr | 3009 | Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-07-23 | 1988-06-16 | Clean Bill H.R.4843 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu. | House | Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | O000159 | 33 | Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to local governments to support projects to: (1) demonstrate methods of providing incentives to encourage families or qualified community-based organizations to provide foster care for infants abandoned in hospitals, particularly infants with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); and (2) train foster care personnel and other appropriate individuals to provide for the special needs of infants exposed to drugs and infants with AIDS. Directs the Secretary to make grants to local governments to support the establishment of respite homes for infants abandoned in hospitals, including infants with AIDS. Gives priority for such grants to local governments with jurisdiction over areas in which there is the greatest need for such homes. Sets forth grant application requirements. Directs the Secretary, within six months after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on: (1) the number of infants abandoned in hospitals in the United States and the number of such infants with AIDS; (2) the annual costs incurred by Federal, State, and local governments to provide housing and care for such infants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. | 2025-08-28T20:05:35Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/3009 |
| 100-hr-2832 | 100 | hr | 2832 | A bill to authorize and request the President to call and conduct a White House Conference on Child Abuse to be held not earlier than 1989 and not later than 1991, and for other purposes. | Families | 1987-06-29 | 1987-07-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 86 | Requests and authorizes the President to conduct a White House conference on Child Abuse not earlier than September 1, 1989, and not later than September 30, 1991. Requires the conference to be planned and conducted under the direction of the Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect. Provides for the cooperation of Federal departments and agencies. Requires the final report of the Conference to include a statement of a comprehensive coherent national policy on children, youth, and families. Requires the Board and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit their recommendations following the report. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/2832 |
| 100-hr-2673 | 100 | hr | 2673 | International Child Abduction Act | Families | 1987-06-11 | 1988-02-18 | See H.R.3971. | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11] | CA | D | L000090 | 38 | International Child Abduction Act - Title I: Provisions Implementing the Convention - Grants State courts, the courts of the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States, and U.S. district courts original jurisdiction with regard to actions arising under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Convention) and this Act. Sets forth requirements with regard to notice and burden of proof for such actions. Allows any court exercising jurisdiction over a petition filed pursuant to the Convention or this Act to take provisional measures under Federal or State law to protect the well-being of the child or prevent the child's removal or concealment. Prohibits any court from ordering the provisional removal of a child from the person having physical control unless the applicable requirements of State law are satisfied. States that any application submitted to the Central Authority for the United States or petition submitted in accordance with the terms of the Convention shall be admissible in court without regard to the need for legalization or authentication. Directs the President to designate a Federal agency to serve as Central Authority for the United States for the purpose of: (1) issuing regulations to implement the Convention and this Act; (2) obtaining information from the Federal Parent Locator Service; and (3) collecting, maintaining, and disseminating information for purposes relating to the Convention and this Act. Directs the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General to designate Federal employees and private citizens to serve as an interagency coordinating group to monitor the operation of the Convention and provide advice on its implementation. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of the Convention and this Act. Title II: Amendments to Other Laws - Amends the Social Security Act to provide the Central Authority for the United States access to the services of the Parent L… | 2025-08-28T20:08:27Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/2673 |
| 100-hr-2644 | 100 | hr | 2644 | Child Care Coordination and Information Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-06-10 | 1987-06-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 24 | Child Care Coordination and Information Act of 1987 - Directs the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Human Development Services, Administration for Children, Youth, and Families to coordinate all federally funded child care services. Directs the Office to: (1) require all federally funded child care programs to provide a description of services provided, the number of children served, the length of the waiting list, and the cost of the services; (2) establish and maintain a clearinghouse for the receipt of information pertaining to child care and child care services; (3) conduct a comprehensive analysis of the need for and availability of child care services in the United States; and (4) submit to the Congress a report on such analysis before the end of the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and at the end of each succeeding three-year period. | 2025-08-28T20:05:37Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/2644 |
| 100-hr-2405 | 100 | hr | 2405 | Family Opportunities for Child Care Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-05-13 | 1987-06-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | H000367 | 41 | Family Opportunities for Child Care Act of 1987 - Establishes programs to provide recipients of aid to families with dependent children with affordable quality child care services while they participate in education, training, and employment programs. Directs the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to allot to each State from appropriated funds an amount based on the State's proportion of the number of children receiving aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) nationwide. Requires, as a condition for fund eligibility, that a State provide an increasing percentage of matching funds from non-Federal sources in each succeeding fiscal year of fund allotment, to a maximum of 50 percent for the fourth year and thereafter. Limits administrative costs to ten percent of funds received. Earmarks a minimum percentage of administrative funds for information and referral services to AFDC recipients. Requires, as a condition for eligibility, that a State submit to the Secretary a plan for a given fiscal year. Details the obligatory contents of such a plan, including: (1) provision for the designation of a State agency to carry out the relevant functions and duties; (2) assurances that the State will perform certain need assessment, coordination of programs, and resource and referral activities; (3) an agreement as to recipient priorities in the event of inadequate funding; (4) an agreement as to services the State will pay for when adequate resources are provided; (5) certification that public comment about the plan has been solicited; (6) agreement as to priorities in the awarding of contracts to certain service providers, such as those providing care on an extended-day full-year basis; and (7) agreements to submit required reports and to correct and evaluate data. Requires the Secretary to assess a State plan within 45 days of its receipt. Prohibits disapproval of a plan unless the Secretary has provided to the State notice of any deficiencies and an opportunity to correct them. Directs the Secretary to make grants to … | 2025-08-28T20:08:45Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/2405 |
| 100-hr-2105 | 100 | hr | 2105 | State Dependent Care Grants Amendments Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-04-21 | 1987-05-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14] | OH | D | S000094 | 0 | State Dependent Care Grants Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends the State Dependent Care Development Grants Act to require that amounts paid to States for use in the operation of child care services be designed to enable children whose families lack adequate financial resources to participate in before or after school child care programs. Requires State Governors to include specified information in their grant reports. Extends from September 30, 1987, to September 30, 1991, the time until which necessary revisions of grant program descriptions must be submitted. | 2025-08-28T20:05:24Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/2105 |
| 100-hr-2038 | 100 | hr | 2038 | Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act Amendments of 1987 | Families | 1987-04-09 | 1987-05-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] | NY | D | B000432 | 20 | Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act to establish a program under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) will make grants to States for the provision of foster care and adoption assistance to children. Sets forth eligibility criteria to be met by States requesting grants, including the submission to the Secretary of a plan, which, among other required contents, must provide for: (1) merit-based personnel standards in operating the grant programs; (2) monitoring and periodic evaluation of the State's foster care and adoption assistance activities; (3) specific program goals and a description of how the State will proceed to achieve them; (4) the development of a case plan for each child and of a case review system; and (5) incentives for foster care facilities to work with adoption agencies in arranging for the permanent adoption of children who cannot be reunited with their parents. Directs the Secretary to discontinue or reduce payments to any State that fails to comply with grant requirements relating to its plan. Describes criteria to be met by both a case plan and a case review system implemented as components of the State plan. Requires the latter to assure that: (1) each child's case plan is designed to achieve placement in the most family-like setting available and in close proximity to the parents' home, consistent with the best interest and special needs of the child; (2) each child's status is reviewed at least once every six months; and (3) certain procedural safeguards will be applied, including a hearing, within a specified time following initial placement, to determine the child's future placement status. Directs the Secretary to conduct periodic evaluations of programs developed under this Act. Requires each grantee State to submit certain statistical reports with respect to children assisted under grant programs. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:07:39Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/2038 |
| 100-hr-1900 | 100 | hr | 1900 | Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption, and Family Services Act of 1988 | Families | 1987-04-01 | 1988-04-25 | Became Public Law No: 100-294. | House | Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | O000159 | 9 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 100-543) Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption, and Family Services Act of 1988 - Title I: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to state that such Act may be cited as the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (the Act, for purposes of this title). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to appoint a Director of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (Director) to be responsible only for the administration and operation of the Center and for the implementation of its functions. Requires that the Director have experience in the field of child abuse and neglect. Directs the Secretary to require that professional staff of the Center have experience relating to child abuse and neglect. Requires the Secretary to justify, based on the Center's priorities and needs, the hiring of any professional staff member who does not have such experience. Revises provisions relating to the Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect (Board). Directs the Secretary to solicit nominations for the Board in the Federal Register. Directs the Secretary to appoint the Board, consisting of 15 members, each of whom is recognized for expertise in an area of child abuse. Requires that two of the members be members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect. Details the membership and meeting requirements and the terms of office applicable to the Board. Lists as the Board's duties: (1) the submission to the Secretary and the Congress of an annual report containing recommendations as to the implementation of this Act; (2) the submission to the Secretary and the Director of an annual report containing both long- and short-term recommendations concerning programs and priorities of grants and contracts; and (3) an annual review of and report to the Director on the Center's budget. Directs the Secretary to establish an Inter-Agency Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect (Task Force), to be appointed from a… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/1900 |
| 100-hr-1801 | 100 | hr | 1801 | Criminal and Juvenile Justice Partnership Act of 1988 | Families | 1987-03-25 | 1988-10-18 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] | MI | D | K000172 | 69 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Criminal and Juvenile Justice Partnership Act of 1988 - Title I: State and Local Narcotics Control and Justice Assistance Improvements - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise provisions relating to the Bureau of Justice Assistance and unified grant programs. Provides that the Bureau of Justice Assistance which is established within the Department of Justice under the general authority of the Attorney General, shall be headed by a Director appointed by the President (currently the Director is appointed by the Attorney General). Grants the Director the final authority for all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the Bureau. Sets forth duties of the Director, including the combined functions of administering a drug law enforcement program and a related criminal justice improvement program. Includes for-profit organizations among the entities to which the Director provides funds for specified programs. Sets forth the following Bureau of Justice Assistance grant programs: (1) the drug control and system improvement grant program; and (2) discretionary grants. Authorizes the Director, under the drug control and system improvement grant program, to make grants to States, for use by States and local governments, to: (1) enforce State and local laws that establish offenses similar to those established under the Controlled Substances Act; and (2) improve the functioning of the criminal justice system with emphasis on violent crime and serious offenders. Requires such grants to provide additional personnel, equipment, training, technical assistance, and information systems for more widespread apprehension, prosecution, adjudication, and detention and rehabilitation of persons who violate these laws, and to assist the victims of such crimes (other than with compensation). Sets forth various types of program eligible for such grants program. Emphasizes coordination and integration of efforts at all government levels. Sets forth prov… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/1801 |
| 100-hr-1653 | 100 | hr | 1653 | A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide States with assistance to establish or expand clearinghouses to locate missing children. | Families | 1987-03-17 | 1987-03-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12] | FL | R | L000295 | 3 | Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide States with assistance to establish or expand Missing Children Information Clearinghouses. Sets forth grant application and qualification requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and 1988. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/1653 |
| 100-hr-1572 | 100 | hr | 1572 | Child Care Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-03-11 | 1987-03-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. | House | Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] | CT | R | J000163 | 49 | Child Care Act of 1987 - Sets forth congressional findings regarding the child care policies of the country. Title I: Voucher System for Child Care - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to each State which has an approved plan for making vouchers for child care available to individuals whose family income is less than 200 percent of the Federal proverty level and who require such services due to their employment, search for employment, or training for employment. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991. Requires child care providers which are not required by State law to be licensed or certified to register with the State in order to participate in the voucher program. Directs States to make voluntary certification available to child care providers not required to be licensed or certified under State law. Exempts family day care providers (child care providers caring for six or fewer children) which are not required by State law to be licensed or certified from registration requirements if the State demonstrates to the Secretary that not less than 80 percent of the children served by such providers are likely to be served by family day care providers whose names and addresses are recorded by the State. Requires the Secretary to establish criteria, standards, and a timetable for the implementation of these and other specified State voucher plan requirements. Directs the Secretary to reimburse a State for 75 percent of its costs under such plan. Provides for proportional allotments among States based upon the amount each State receives under title XX (Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act. Permits a State to use title XX funds for the voucher plan. Permits the Secretary to withhold this Act's grant payments from a noncompliant State. Excludes the amount of any voucher from determinations of income or resources for purposes of any Federal or State law. Requires each State to report biennially to the Secretary on the implementation of the plan, … | 2025-08-28T20:06:54Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/1572 |
| 100-hr-1279 | 100 | hr | 1279 | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize, with respect to certain grants to assist voluntary family planning projects, the expenditure of grant funds for the purpose of providing adoption services. | Families | 1987-02-26 | 1987-03-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3] | VA | R | B000556 | 3 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit certain voluntary family planning projects to offer adoption services. Requires such services to be nondiscriminatory as to race, color, religion, or national origin. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/1279 |
| 100-hr-1001 | 100 | hr | 1001 | Child Care Opportunities for Families Act | Families | 1987-02-04 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 77 | Child Care Opportunities for Families Act - Title I: Increasing the Supply of Child Care - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of appropriations authorized for FY 1987 through 1990 and succeeding fiscal years for title XX allotments to States. Reserves specified amounts from such title XX funds for FY 1988 through 1990 and succeeding fiscal years for use only for the provision of qualified child day care services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allot such reserved funds in the same proportions as regular title XX allotments. Defines qualified child day care services, for such purposes, as child day care services which are provided to: (1) children who are abused or neglected children, or at risk of being abused or neglected, or in families receiving child protective services; (2) children of eligible families who are recipients of aid to families with dependent children (AFDC); and (3) children (handicapped or nonhandicapped) of low-income parents (including legal guardians or primary caretakers) who are adolescents, or working, or enrolled in education or training programs, or seeking employment. Provides that such child day care services funds shall be: (1) only supplementary to funds from other sources (including other title XX funds); (2) separately accounted for in reports and audits; and (3) not transferable for purposes of other Federal block grant programs. Requires States, as a condition of eligibility for title XX block grants, to provide a State share of the total expenditures made by the State during any fiscal year (in cash or kind) for the provision of services directed at the goals set forth under title XX. Sets such State share to be provided from non-Federal public or private sources, at 25 percent of such total expenditures. Establishes a school-based early childhood education and child care services pilot program. Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to assist loca… | 2025-08-28T20:09:09Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/1001 |
| 100-hr-1003 | 100 | hr | 1003 | Young Americans Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-02-04 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 83 | Young Americans Act of 1987 - Title I: Declaration of Objectives; Definitions - Sets forth the declaration of objectives and definitions under this Act. Title II: The Administration on Children, Youth, and Families - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services an Administration on Children, Youth, and Families which shall be headed by a Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families. Sets forth the duties and functions of the Administration. Directs the Commissioner to advise, consult, and cooperate with the head of each Federal agency or department proposing or administering programs or services substantially related to the purpose of this Act. Establishes a Federal Council on Children, Youth, and Families. Directs the Council to report annually to the President. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990. Sets forth the administrative authority of the Commissioner under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue regulations for the administration of this Act. Directs the Secretary to measure and evaluate the impact of all programs authorized under this Act. Directs the Commissioner to report annually to the President and the Congress on the activities carried out under this Act and other activities delegated by the Secretary to the Administration. Directs the Commissioner, within two years after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on the extent to which the need for services for the prevention and treatment of the abuse of children is unmet. Provides for advance funding under this Act. Title III: Grants for State and Community Programs for Children, Youth, and Families - Part A: General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for grants under part A of this title (State and community planning) and under part B of this title (supportive services). Provides for State allotments for part A based on population aged 24 or younger. Sets forth requirements for a State to be eligible to participate in programs … | 2025-08-28T20:07:14Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/1003 |
| 100-hr-686 | 100 | hr | 686 | Child-Care Assistance Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-01-21 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] | CA | D | R000485 | 1 | Child-Care Assistance Act of 1987 - States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize interference with parental authority. Requires States to submit a plan to the Secretary of Health and Human Services in order to participate in a child care assistance program authorized under this Act. Requires such State plan to include provisions on: (1) the designation of a responsible State agency; (2) distribution of funds, with priority to be given to child-care providers with priority for services on the basis of family need; (3) the establishment of fee schedules for services based on family need and size; (4) information and referral services; (5) child-care personnel training; (6) licensing of child-care providers; (7) parental involvement in the planning and evaluating of child-care programs; (8) maximum allowable administrative costs; (9) the establishment of a State Advisory Panel on child-care matters; and (10) hearings on adverse decisions of the State agency or any funded program. Directs the Secretary to approve any plan complying with the requirements of this Act. States that the Secretary must first provide notice and a hearing before disapproving any State plan. Directs the Secretary to designate, within the Department of Health and Human Services, an administrative unit and an individual in charge of such unit to carry out the provisions of this Act and to coordinate other child-care activities within such Department. Provides for the establishment, within the Office of the Secretary, of a National Advisory Panel on Child Care Needs and Services. Directs the Secretary, with the assistance of the National Advisory Panel, to develop standards for programs under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and to enter into contracts for demonstration child-care projects. Directs participating States to submit a report to the Secretary outlining the current status of child-care licensing within the State. Directs the Secretary to develop a Model State Licensing of Child Care Providers Ac… | 2025-08-28T20:04:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/686 |
| 100-hr-546 | 100 | hr | 546 | A bill to amend the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to authorize programs of child abuse education and prevention and to establish demonstration projects of child abuse education and prevention. | Families | 1987-01-08 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 1 | Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to include as authorized special projects programs for the development of curricula related to child abuse education and prevention and the training of personnel to teach child abuse education and prevention to elementary and secondary school children. Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a demonstration program for such curricula development and personnel training. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and subsequent fiscal years for such demonstration program. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/546 |
| 100-hr-457 | 100 | hr | 457 | Youth Suicide Prevention Act | Families | 1987-01-07 | 1987-11-30 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Department of Education. | House | Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] | NY | D | A000022 | 82 | Youth Suicide Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a grant program to assist local educational agencies and private nonprofit organizations to establish and operate youth suicide prevention programs. Sets forth program requirements. Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to provide that a specified amount from the Secretary's Discretionary Funds shall be available to carry out youth suicide prevention programs under this Act for FY 1988. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 and 1991 to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary to provide for: (1) evaluation of programs under this Act; and (2) dissemination of the results of such evaluation. | 2025-08-28T20:08:31Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/457 |
| 100-hr-178 | 100 | hr | 178 | Transitional Living Programs for Homeless Youth Act of 1987 | Families | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18] | TX | D | L000237 | 17 | Transitional Living Programs for Homeless Youth Act of 1987 - Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and provide technical assistance to public and nonprofit private entities to establish and operate transitional living youth projects for homeless youth. Authorizes appropriations for such grant program for FY 1988 through 1992. Includes such projects under provisions for information assistance to potential grantees and for lease of surplus Federal facilities. Sets forth eligibility and reporting requirements. | 2025-08-28T20:06:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/178 |
| 100-hr-324 | 100 | hr | 324 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to fund adolescent health demonstration projects. | Families | 1987-01-06 | 1987-06-05 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for the establishment or support of adolescent health demonstration projects. Requires such projects to: (1) provide nutrition and hygiene counseling, health care related to sports, family planning information and services, prenatal and postpartum care, family life and parenting counseling, and alcohol and drug abuse education and treatment; (2) serve adolescents before their graduation from high school; (3) encourage family participation; and (4) establish community advisory committees. Directs the Secretary to give priority to project applicants who will serve areas with low-income or minority populations. States that no grant funds may be used to perform or pay for abortions. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress by December 1, 1993. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/324 |
| 100-hr-95 | 100 | hr | 95 | Child and Family Development Act | Families | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 8 | Child and Family Development Act - Declares that the Congress affirms the right and responsibility of parents to participate in programs involving their children and that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize any public agency or private organization or its representative to intervene in any child-rearing decision of the parents. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a complete study and assessment of child care needs in the United States. Directs the Secretary to take specified factors into consideration and to complete such study and assessment, and transmit the results to the Congress, within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to prepare and promulgate a comprehensive plan and program to provide services to meet the Nation's child care needs (including day care, education, health, and nutrition). Sets forth required provisions for the plan and program. Directs the Secretary to promptly transmit the plan and program, with recommendations, to the Congress. Requires that a specified minimum period of time after transmittal to the Congress pass before the plan or program or later modifications by the Secretary become effective. Sets forth priorities in the distribution of child care funds by the plan and program. Prohibits the plan and program from affecting levels or sources of funding for the Head Start program and specified programs under the Social Security Act and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Requires that such plan and program provide for strengthened developmental programming for children and parent education and required certification of teachers under such Acts. Requires that the plan and program include: (1) provision of additional Federal funds to improve child care programs; and (2) incentives for development of improved child care facilities. Sets forth administrative provisions and requirements for State plans for the administration of child care programs. Directs the Secretary to submit an annual… | 2025-08-28T20:06:23Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/95 |
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