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| 107-hr-5695 | 107 | hr | 5695 | Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2002 | Families | 2002-10-17 | 2002-10-17 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] | CA | D | M000714 | 0 | Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2002 - Amends title IV part B (Child-Welfare Services) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using networks of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care.Prescribes program implementation guidelines, including: (1) application requirements; (2) screening; (3) training; (4) educational requirements; (5) Federal and non-Federal share of funds for the Program; (6) considerations in awarding grants; and (7) use of funds.Sets forth a maximum grant amount to be awarded to a State.Authorizes the Secretary to award a competitive grant to an eligible entity to establish a National Hotline Service or Website to provide information to individuals interested in becoming mentors to youth in foster care.Instructs the Secretary of Education to implement a program to provide for the discharge or cancellation of the Federal student loan indebtedness of an eligible mentor. | 2025-08-19T17:30:13Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/5695 |
| 107-s-3146 | 107 | s | 3146 | Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2002 | Families | 2002-10-17 | 2002-10-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 1 | Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2002 - Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to reauthorize and increase funding for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize officers and agents of the Secret Service, at the request of any State or local law enforcement agency or the Center, to provide forensic and investigative assistance in support of any investigation involving missing or exploited children.Includes among the purposes of grants under the Act coordinating the operation of a Cyber-Tipline to provide on-line users an effective means of reporting Internet-related child sexual exploitation in the areas of distribution of child pornography, on-line enticement of children for sexual acts, and child prostitution.Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to: (1) make the reporting requirement for persons obtaining knowledge of a violation of child pornography provisions applicable to obtaining such knowledge from a non-governmental source; and (2) authorize the Center to forward any such report to an appropriate official or subdivision of a State for the purpose of enforcing State criminal law.Authorizes a person or entity providing an electronic communication or remote computing service to the public to divulge the contents of a communication to the Center in connection with such a report. | 2025-08-19T17:27:52Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/3146 |
| 107-hr-5601 | 107 | hr | 5601 | Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2002 | Families | 2002-10-10 | 2002-10-15 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] | MI | R | H000676 | 3 | Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2002 - Title I: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act - Subtitle A: General Program - (Sec. 111) Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act with respect to guidelines governing national clearinghouse dissemination of information on: (1) all effective child abuse programs, including community-based programs that hold potential for broad implementation and replication; (2) technical assistance for prosecution of child physical and sexual abuse cases and for psychological services to child victims; and (3) training resources available to law enforcement personnel and designated persons engaged in delivery of child abuse services.(Sec. 112) Instructs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to : (1) implement an expanded continuing interdisciplinary and longitudinal research program; and (2) provide an opportunity for public comment regarding research priorities.Removes the "nonprofit" restriction placed upon participating entities receiving Federal technical assistance.Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for demonstration programs and projects for: (1) visitation and exchange; (2) adolescent victim/victimizer prevention; (3) enhanced linkage between child protective service agencies and public health, mental health, and developmental disabilities agencies; (4) pediatric and adolescent care facilities; (5) grantee use of scientific evaluation techniques; and (6) enhanced child abuse prevention and treatment.(Sec. 115) Instructs the Comptroller General to conduct a wide-range survey of child protection service systems and report to Congress on the cross training of child protective service workers and court personnel.Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should encourage all States and other entities that receive assistance under this Act to ensure that children and families with limited English proficiency who participate in programs under this Act are provided materials and services in an appropriate language other than English.(Sec. 116) Autho… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/5601 |
| 107-s-3101 | 107 | s | 3101 | Missing Children's Assistance Act of 2002 | Families | 2002-10-10 | 2002-10-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 2 | Missing Children's Assistance Act of 2002 - Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to: (1) direct the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to use the annual grant to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for purposes including coordinating the operation of a Cyber-Tipline to provide online users an effective means of reporting Internet-related child sexual exploitation in the areas of distribution of child pornography, on-line enticement of children for sexual acts, and child prostitution; (2) extend the authorization of appropriations through FY 2006; and (3) increase the authorization of appropriations for the annual grant to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for FY 2003 and to extend such authorization through FY 2006. | 2025-08-19T17:31:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/3101 |
| 107-s-3057 | 107 | s | 3057 | Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2002 | Families | 2002-10-04 | 2002-10-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 2 | Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2002 - Amends title IV part B (Child-Welfare Services) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using networks of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care.Prescribes program implementation guidelines, including: (1) application requirements; (2) screening; (3) training; (4) educational requirements; (5) Federal and non-Federal share of funds for the Program; (6) considerations in awarding grants; and (7) use of funds.Sets forth a maximum grant amount to be awarded to a State. Mandates an annual status report to Congress.Authorizes the Secretary to award a competitive grant to an eligible entity to establish a National Hotline Service or Website to provide information to individuals interested in becoming mentors to youth in foster care.Instructs the Secretary of Education to implement a program to provide for the discharge or cancellation of the Federal student loan indebtedness of an eligible mentor. | 2025-08-19T17:30:30Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/3057 |
| 107-s-3027 | 107 | s | 3027 | Code Adam Act | Families | 2002-10-02 | 2002-10-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] | NY | D | C001041 | 0 | Code Adam Act - Requires each Federal building that is open to the public to have in place procedures for locating a child who is missing in that building.Requires the head of each executive agency, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the House Office Building Commission, and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate to direct employees to assist any parent, guardian, or teacher whose child is missing in a Federal building by instituting and enforcing procedures that include: (1) obtaining a detailed description of the child and activating a "Code Adam" alert; (2) escorting the parent, teacher, or guardian to the door to help identify the child; (3) monitoring building exits; (4) requiring all persons with children to exit through a designated entrance; (5) searching the building and contacting local law enforcement if the child isn't found; (6) calling 911 and notifying the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; and (7) preparing a report of the incident. | 2025-08-19T17:28:43Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/3027 |
| 107-sres-332 | 107 | sres | 332 | A resolution recognizing the "Code Adam" child safety program, commending retail business establishments that have implemented programs to protect children from abduction, and urging retail business establishments that have not implemented such program to consider doing so. | Families | 2002-10-02 | 2002-10-02 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9856) | Senate | Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] | NY | D | C001041 | 0 | Recognizes the "Code Adam" child safety program, commends all retail business establishments that have implemented such program to protect children from abduction, and urges retail business establishments that have not implemented such program to consider doing so. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-resolution/332 |
| 107-hr-5475 | 107 | hr | 5475 | Code Adam Act | Families | 2002-09-26 | 2002-10-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House | Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large] | PR | D | A000359 | 9 | Code Adam Act - Requires each Federal building that is open to the public to have in place procedures for locating a child who is missing in that building.Requires the head of each executive agency, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the House Office Building Commission, and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate to direct employees to assist any parent, guardian, or teacher whose child is missing in a Federal building by instituting and enforcing procedures that include: (1) obtaining a detailed description of the child and activating a "Code Adam" alert; (2) escorting the parent, teacher, or guardian to the door to help identify the child; (3) monitoring building exits; (4) requiring all persons with children to exit through a designated entrance; (5) searching the building and contacting local law enforcement if the child isn't found; (6) calling 911 and notifying the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; and (7) preparing a report of the incident. | 2025-08-19T17:31:33Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/5475 |
| 107-hconres-484 | 107 | hconres | 484 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding personal safety for children, and for other purposes. | Families | 2002-09-25 | 2002-10-02 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] | DE | R | C000243 | 7 | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and communities should work together to prevent the victimization of children; and (2) communities, schools, and parents should learn more about the steps that may be taken to safeguard children and teach them the skills they need to be safe.Recognizes the booklet, "Personal Safety for Children," as one of the tools available to help parents and teachers talk with children about personal safety. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/484 |
| 107-hres-556 | 107 | hres | 556 | Recognizing the "Code Adam" child safety program, commending retail business establishments that have implemented programs to protect children from abduction, and urging retail business establishments that have not implemented such program to consider doing so. | Families | 2002-09-25 | 2002-10-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 17 | Recognizes the "Code Adam" child safety program, commends all retail business establishments that have implemented such program to protect children from abduction, and urges retail business establishments that have not implemented such program to consider doing so. | 2025-01-16T11:48:07Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-resolution/556 |
| 107-s-2998 | 107 | s | 2998 | Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2002 | Families | 2002-09-24 | 2002-10-17 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10635-10636) | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 5 | Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2002 - Title I: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act - Subtitle A: General Program - (Sec. 111) Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, to: (1) maintain information about the best practices used for achieving improvements in child protective systems; (2) provide technical assistance, upon request, that may include an evaluation or identification of various methods and procedures for the investigation and prosecution of child physical and sexual abuse cases, ways to mitigate psychological trauma to the child victim, and effective programs carried out by the States; and (3) provide for and disseminate information relating to various training resources available at the State and local level to individuals and State and local officials who are involved in child abuse and neglect prevention, treatment, education, and enforcement.(Sec. 112) Directs the Secretary to focus interdisciplinary research on, among other areas, the effects of abuse and neglect on a child's development. Requires the Secretary to conduct research on the national incidence of child abuse and neglect. Allows the Secretary to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, States or public or private entities or organizations for time-limited demonstration projects addressing various topics, including projects that involve innovative training for mandated child abuse and neglect reporters.(Sec. 113) Permits the Secretary to award grants for various programs to improve training for child protection services (CPS) and other child and family service workers.(Sec. 114) Directs the Secretary to make grants to States for child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment programs. Amends grant eligibility requirements grants, to require, among other things: (1) triage procedures for the referral of a child not at imminent risk of harm to a community organization or voluntary … | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2998 |
| 107-s-2758 | 107 | s | 2758 | 2002 ACCESS Act | Families | 2002-07-18 | 2002-09-04 | Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 9 | Access to High Quality Child Care Act - 2002 ACCESS Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (CCDBGA) to extend the authorization of appropriations, and to revise or set forth provisions relating to: (1) lead agencies; (2) State plan requirements; (3) activities to improve the quality of child care; (4) increased reimbursement rates; (5) administration and enforcement; (6) data about families receiving subsidies; (7) child care research and data; (8) activities for infants, toddlers, and children in other special populations; (9) resource and referral services; and (10) funds for Indian tribes.Federal Employees Child Care Act - Directs the Administrator of General Services to: (1) establish health, safety, and facility standards and compliance requirements for child care in executive branch facilities; (2) issue regulations requiring a child care facility to comply with standards of a child care accreditation entity; and (3) establish an interagency council to facilitate cooperation and sharing of best practices. Prescribes accreditation requirements for child care services in the House of Representatives, the Library of Congress, the Senate, and the U.S. Courts.Revises the criteria for children permitted child care and related services in Federal buildings, extending eligibility to children of Federal employees or on-site Federal contractors, or dependent children who live with such employees or contractors. Authorizes agreements, where necessary, with non-Federal, licensed, and accredited child care facilities, or planned facilities that will become licensed and accredited.Permits a Federal agency to conduct a pilot project to test innovative approaches to providing more cost-effective alternative forms of child care assistance for Federal employees.Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive grants to assist eligible intermediaries to provide technical and financial assistance to eligible recipients to pay the Federal matching share of costs of acquisitio… | 2025-08-19T17:31:13Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2758 |
| 107-hr-5061 | 107 | hr | 5061 | To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve the collection of child support arrears in interstate cases. | Families | 2002-06-27 | 2002-06-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] | CA | D | W000738 | 8 | Amends title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of the Social Security Act to prescribe procedural guidelines for the collection of child support arrears in interstate cases, including: (1) accelerated transmission of income withholding orders to employers; and (2) certification by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the Secretary of the Treasury for collection on behalf of the State by the Internal Revenue Service of specified child support arrears owed in a case in which the State has undertaken collection proceedings, but income withholding is not available, or diligent efforts have not succeeded. | 2025-01-02T16:52:40Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/5061 |
| 107-s-2671 | 107 | s | 2671 | Nurturing Special Kids Act of 2002 | Families | 2002-06-24 | 2002-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Edwards, John [D-NC] | NC | D | E000286 | 7 | Nurturing Special Kids Act of 2002 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (CCDBGA) to require States to reserve certain funds for activities to improve the quality of child care for children with disabilities or other special needs (special children).Requires States that receive CCDBGA allotments in excess of a covered amount to reserve and use the excess to: (1) support child care programs that accept special children, provide higher reimbursements to providers who serve special children, and support training for providers in the care of special children; (2) fund consultations by professionals to improve providers' abilities to identify and care for special children; (3) provide a comprehensive system of ongoing training and technical assistance with respect to providers and others involved in care of special children; and (4) provide grants for recruitment and retention of qualified staff for care of special children. | 2025-08-19T17:29:12Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2671 |
| 107-s-2657 | 107 | s | 2657 | Opportunity Passport Act of 2002 | Families | 2002-06-20 | 2002-06-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] | NY | D | C001041 | 4 | Opportunity Passport Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to assist partnerships of public agencies or private nonprofit organizations in developing and implementing methods of providing financial security for youth in foster care and for youth aging out of foster care, including: (1) electronic opportunity passports, such as electronic cards or secure Internet databases containing vital information about medical records, legal identification, and school transcripts; (2) individual development accounts for educational, housing, medical, business, or automobile expenses; (3) debit accounts for short-term use to build credit histories and purchase essential items; and (4) youth leadership boards providing assistance to enable such youth to negotiate agreements, obtain expedited access to education and training programs, obtain pre-approval for student loans or other student financial assistance, and become entrepreneurs. | 2025-08-19T17:30:34Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2657 |
| 107-s-2658 | 107 | s | 2658 | Fostering Service Act of 2002 | Families | 2002-06-20 | 2002-06-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] | NY | D | C001041 | 4 | Fostering Service Act of 2002 - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to authorize additional appropriations to: (1) include youth who are aging out of foster care among those to be given opportunities for participating in various national service programs (NSPs); (2) make eligible as an NSP a community service program designed to engage former foster care youth as mentors for such youth; (3) authorize training to improve the ability of NSPs to recruit, retain, and integrate such youth as participants in NSPs; (4) assist such youth-participants in making the transition to independent living; and (5) include State and local agencies that provide services to youth in foster care and youth aging out of foster care among the entities through which the Corporation for National and Community Service and State commissions disseminate information on available approved national service positions. | 2025-08-19T17:28:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2658 |
| 107-hres-442 | 107 | hres | 442 | Supporting responsible fatherhood and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day. | Families | 2002-06-12 | 2002-06-12 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] | OK | R | S001155 | 1 | Urges: (1) men to understand the level of responsibility fathering a child requires, especially in the encouragement of academic, moral, and spiritual development; (2) mothers to encourage fathers to play an active role in child-rearing; and (3) American institutions, and government entities at every level, to promote public policies that encourage and support the efforts of, and remove barriers to, responsible fatherhood.Recognizes the need to encourage active involvement of fathers in the rearing and development of their children. Encourages each father to devote time, energy, and resources to his children, recognizing that children need not only material support, but even more importantly, a secure and nurturing family environment.Commends the millions of fathers who serve as wonderful, caring parents for their children, while also recognizing that there are children who will have no one with whom to celebrate on Father's Day.Calls on fathers across the Nation to use Father's Day to reconnect and rededicate themselves to their children's lives, to spend Father's Day with their children, and to express their love and support for their children. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-resolution/442 |
| 107-hres-441 | 107 | hres | 441 | Supporting responsible fatherhood and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day. | Families | 2002-06-11 | 2002-10-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] | OK | R | S001155 | 5 | Expresses support of the House of Representatives for responsible fatherhood and encourages greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day. | 2026-03-23T12:35:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-resolution/441 |
| 107-hjres-93 | 107 | hjres | 93 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. | Families | 2002-05-15 | 2002-07-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4] | MS | D | S001147 | 22 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman.States that neither this Constitution or the constitution of any State, nor State or federal law, shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon unmarried couples or groups. | 2025-01-02T16:43:44Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-joint-resolution/93 |
| 107-sconres-105 | 107 | sconres | 105 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Nation should take additional steps to ensure the prevention of teen pregnancy by engaging in measures to educate teenagers as to why they should stop and think about the negative consequences before engaging in premature sexual activity. | Families | 2002-05-02 | 2002-05-02 | Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3882) | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] | CT | D | L000304 | 5 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Nation should take additional steps to ensure the prevention of teen pregnancy by engaging in measures to educate teenagers as to why they should stop and think about the negative consequences before engaging in premature sexual activity.Designates May 8, 2002, as National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Day. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/105 |
| 107-hconres-393 | 107 | hconres | 393 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the Nation should take additional steps to ensure the prevention of teen pregnancy by engaging in measures to educate teenagers as to why they should stop and think about the negative consequences before engaging in premature sexual activity. | Families | 2002-05-01 | 2002-05-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | C000494 | 10 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Nation should take additional steps to ensure the prevention of teen pregnancy by engaging in measures to educate teenagers as to why they should stop and think about the negative consequences before engaging in premature sexual activity. | 2025-01-02T16:41:40Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/393 |
| 107-hconres-392 | 107 | hconres | 392 | To protect private decisions about marriage. | Families | 2002-04-30 | 2002-05-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] | CA | D | S000810 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that government not be used to influence, promote, or coerce individuals' private decisions regarding marriage. | 2026-03-23T12:44:53Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/392 |
| 107-hr-4539 | 107 | hr | 4539 | Fair Care for Kids Act of 2002 | Families | 2002-04-18 | 2002-07-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1] | NM | R | W000789 | 0 | Fair Care for Kids Act of 2002 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require State plans to provide for payments at not less than applicable market rates for child care services provided under such Act. | 2026-03-23T12:44:53Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/4539 |
| 107-hconres-379 | 107 | hconres | 379 | Recognizing the efforts and activities of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign to prevent all unintentional injuries among children, including bicycle-related traumatic brain injuries. | Families | 2002-04-16 | 2002-04-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. | House | Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] | MI | R | R000572 | 0 | Calls upon all U.S. citizens to recognize the efforts and activities of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign to prevent all unintentional injuries among children, including bicycle-related traumatic brain injuries. | 2025-01-16T11:48:07Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/379 |
| 107-s-2117 | 107 | s | 2117 | 2002 ACCESS Act | Families | 2002-04-11 | 2002-04-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 11 | Access to High Quality Child Care Act - 2002 ACCESS Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to extend the authorization of appropriations, and to revise or set forth provisions relating to: (1) lead agency; (2) State plan requirements; (3) activities to improve the quality of child care; (4) parent access to quality child care; (5) child care research and data; (6) child care provider development; (7) activities for infants and toddlers; (8) technical and financial assistance grants; and (9) quality child care, development, and education incentive grants.Federal Employees Child Care Act - Establishes requirements for enhancing security at child care centers in Federal facilities. Directs the Administrator of General Services to: (1) establish health, safety, and facility standards and compliance requirements for child care in executive branch facilities; (2) issue regulations requiring any child care facility sponsor to comply with standards of a child care accreditation entity; (3) establish an interagency council to facilitate cooperation and sharing of best practices; and (4) confirm that at least 50 percent of aggregate enrollment in Federal child care centers Government-wide are children of Federal employees or on-site Federal contractors, or dependent children who live with such employees or contractors. Authorizes a Federal agency without a child care program, or the Administrator upon identifying a need for child care at a Federal agency, to enter into an agreement with a non-Federal, licensed, and accredited child care facility, or a planned facility that will become licensed and accredited. Permits a Federal agency to conduct a pilot project to test innovative approaches to providing more cost-effective alternative forms of child care assistance for Federal employees.Amends the Social Security Act's title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) with respect to child care assistance for TANF recipients. | 2025-08-19T17:29:59Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2117 |
| 107-hr-4164 | 107 | hr | 4164 | Quality Child Care Act of 2002 | Families | 2002-04-10 | 2002-07-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1] | NM | R | W000789 | 0 | Quality Child Care Act of 2002 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to: (1) increase the portion of funds allocated to activities to improve the quality of child care; and (2) require at least half of such funds to be used to assist eligible child care providers to obtain accreditation from nationally recognized organizations. | 2026-03-23T12:44:53Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/4164 |
| 107-s-2002 | 107 | s | 2002 | National Domestic Violence Hotline Enhancement Act | Families | 2002-03-08 | 2002-03-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] | MN | D | W000288 | 4 | National Domestic Violence Hotline Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a nonprofit organization to establish and operate an Internet website to: (1) link the National Domestic Violence Hotline, every domestic violence shelter, State and local domestic violence agencies, and other domestic violence organizations; and (2) maintain continuously updated information regarding such available shelter space and services throughout the United States. | 2025-08-19T17:31:23Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2002 |
| 107-hr-3839 | 107 | hr | 3839 | Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2002 | Families | 2002-03-05 | 2002-04-24 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | House | Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] | MI | R | H000676 | 14 | Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2002 - Title I: Child Abuse Prevention and Related Programs - Subtitle A: Amendments to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to repeal the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to appoint an advisory board on child abuse and neglect.(Sec. 102) Requires the Secretary, through the national clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse, to collect and disseminate information that describes best practices being used throughout the Nation for making appropriate referrals related to, and addressing the physical, developmental, and mental health needs of abused and neglected children.(Sec. 103) Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance to agencies and organizations in replicating successful child abuse prevention and treatment program models. Authorizes the Secretary to evaluate or identify effective approaches being utilized to link child protective services agencies with health care, mental health care, and developmental services to improve forensic diagnosis, health evaluations, and barriers and shortages to such linkages.(Sec. 104) Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for training: (1) to support the enhancement of linkages between child protective service agencies and health care agencies to improve forensic diagnosis and health evaluations; (2) personnel in best practices to promote collaboration with the families from the initial time of contact during the investigation through treatment; and (3) personnel regarding legal duties.Authorizes the Secretary to award child abuse prevention and treatment innovation demonstration grants to community-based organizations, national entities, and other specified public and private agencies.Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to entities that provide linkages between State or local child protective service agencies and public health, mental health, and developmental disabilities agencies, for the purpose of establi… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/3839 |
| 107-s-1965 | 107 | s | 1965 | Mental Health Juvenile Justice Act | Families | 2002-02-26 | 2002-02-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] | MN | D | W000288 | 0 | Mental Health Juvenile Justice Act - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to make grants to train State juvenile justice system officers and employees regarding appropriate access to mental health and substance abuse treatment services for juveniles.Directs: (1) the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to partnerships between State and local or county juvenile justice agencies and State and local mental health authorities for programs that provide for appropriate diversion of juveniles from incarceration and for mental health screening and treatment; and (2) the Secretary to make grants to monitor mental health and special education services to, and to advocate on behalf of, juveniles.Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Attorney General and the Secretary to award competitive grants to eligible entities for programs that address the service needs of juveniles and of juveniles with serious mental illnesses through diversion and treatment services including for juveniles on probation, on parole, or discharged.Establishes a Federal Coordinating Council on Criminalization of Juveniles With Mental Disorders.Requires a State, to be eligible for funds under the violent offender incarceration and truth-in-sentencing grants program, to have (by January 1, 2003) a program of mental health screening and treatment for appropriate categories of offenders during periods of incarceration and supervision that is consistent with guidelines issued by the Attorney General. Makes Federal criminal code provisions regarding appropriate remedies with respect to prison conditions applicable to a civil action that seeks to remedy conditions which pose a threat to the health of individuals who are under age 16 or mentally ill. | 2025-08-19T17:29:02Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1965 |
| 107-s-1911 | 107 | s | 1911 | KIDS Act | Families | 2002-02-05 | 2002-02-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S349-350) | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 8 | Keeping Inspiration and Development Strong Act - KIDS Act - Amends the Community Services Block Grant Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the National Youth Sports Program through FY 2008. | 2025-08-19T17:30:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1911 |
| 107-hr-3581 | 107 | hr | 3581 | Preventing Teen Pregnancy Act | Families | 2001-12-20 | 2001-12-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] | CA | D | H000213 | 18 | Preventing Teen Pregnancy Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award, on a competitive basis, grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs. | 2025-08-19T17:29:25Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/3581 |
| 107-hr-3524 | 107 | hr | 3524 | Child Development and Family Employment Act of 2002 | Families | 2001-12-19 | 2002-04-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 73 | Child Development and Family Employment Act of 2002 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (CCDBGA) to increase and extend the authorization of appropriations.Revises State plan requirements to include preservice training for child care providers.Requires payment rates to: (1) ensure access to comparable quality and types of services; (2) be adjusted to reflect increases in cost of living, as determined by market surveys at least every two years; and (3) reflect cost variations for different ages of children and different types of care.Revises requirements for activities to improve child care quality services. Earmarks funds for: (1) services for children from birth through three years of age; and (2) a statewide system of local child care resource and referral organizations carrying out certain functions, including training, to assist parents and providers. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make incentive grants to States to increase reimbursement rates for child care providers.Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a national training and technical assistance center specializing in infant and toddler care and their families; and (2) a national data system on supply, demand, and quality of child care, early education, and non-school hours programs.Includes foster children among those who may be eligible for CCDBGA services if other conditions are met.Focus On Committed and Underpaid Staff for Children's Sake Act - FOCUS Act - Establishes: (1) the Child Care Provider Retention and Development Grant Program; and (2) the Child Care Provider Scholarship Program. | 2026-03-23T12:44:53Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/3524 |
| 107-hr-3226 | 107 | hr | 3226 | To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study regarding children directly affected by the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. | Families | 2001-11-01 | 2002-03-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] | TX | D | J000032 | 0 | Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the number children, up to age 18, who were killed or are missing, or who have parents or legal guardians who were killed or are missing, in connection with the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.Requires such study to include the identity, residence, and citizenship and immigration status of each such child and parent. | 2026-03-23T12:35:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/3226 |
| 107-hr-3106 | 107 | hr | 3106 | Protecting America's Children Against Terrorism Act | Families | 2001-10-11 | 2002-01-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] | NY | D | S000480 | 9 | Protecting America's Children Against Terrorism Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a Task Force on Children and Terrorism; (2) establish a Children and Terrorism Information Network; (3) provide for the inclusion of supplies, equipment, and instructions as are appropriate for use with respect to children in push packs and Vendor Management Inventories under the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Program; (4) award grants concerning the implementation, development, expansion or increase in the capacity of 2-1-1 call centers, or other universal hotlines; (5) develop and maintain a list of drugs and biologics that may be used to prevent and treat illnesses and injury caused by biological or chemical agents and which require pediatric testing; (6) award contracts for the conduct of pediatric clinical trials and studies concerning drugs and biologics that are used to prevent and treat illnesses and injuries caused by biological or chemical agents; and (7) award grants concerning training for pediatric issues surrounding biological and chemical agents used in warfare and terrorism.Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 with respect to: (1) school evacuations, safe places and medical partnerships, and parental notifications; and (2) mental health services for children.Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to assisting children who have lost parents in a disaster, including appointment of a Children's Coordinating Officer in an affected disaster area. | 2026-03-23T12:35:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/3106 |
| 107-s-1539 | 107 | s | 1539 | Protecting America's Children Against Terrorism Act | Families | 2001-10-11 | 2001-10-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10650-10652) | Senate | Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] | NY | D | C001041 | 8 | Protecting America's Children Against Terrorism Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a Task Force on Children and Bioterrorism; (2) establish a Children and Terrorism Information Network; (3) provide for the inclusion of supplies, equipment, and instructions as are appropriate for use with respect to children in push packs and Vendor Management Inventories under the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Program; (4) award grants concerning the implementation, development, expansion or increase in the capacity of 2-1-1 call centers, or other universal hotlines; (5) develop and maintain a secure and confidential list of drugs and biologics that may be used to prevent and treat illnesses and injury caused by biological or chemical agents; (6) award contracts for the conduct of pediatric clinical trials and studies concerning drugs and biologics that are used to prevent and treat illnesses and injuries caused by biological or chemical agents; and (7) award grants concerning training for pediatric issues surrounding biological and chemical agents used in warfare and terrorism.Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 with respect to: (1) school evacuations, safe places and parental notifications; and (2) mental health services for children.Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to assisting children who have lost parents in a disaster. | 2025-08-19T17:31:18Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1539 |
| 107-s-1522 | 107 | s | 1522 | Second Chance Homes Promotion Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-10-10 | 2001-10-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] | ND | D | C000705 | 6 | Second Chance Homes Promotion Act of 2001 Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants on a competitive and matching-funds basis to enable eligible entities to establish, expand, or enhance a community-based, adult-supervised group home that provides mothers age 23 or under and their children with a supportive and supervised living arrangement in which such mothers are required to learn parenting skills, including child development, family budgeting, health and nutrition, and other skills to promote their long-term economic independence and the well-being of their children. | 2025-08-19T17:28:37Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1522 |
| 107-s-1503 | 107 | s | 1503 | Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-10-04 | 2001-10-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10297-10301) | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 15 | Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments Act of 2001 - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise requirements for promoting safe and stable families, including objectives, allotments to States, rigorous evaluation methodologies for research and technical assistance, authorization of appropriations, and grants for programs for mentoring children of incarcerated parents.Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 with respect to entitlement funding for State courts to assess and improve handling of proceedings relating to foster care and adoption.Amends SSA title IV part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) to: (1) revise State plan requirements to eliminate the authority of States to opt-out of the requirement to conduct criminal background checks on prospective foster or adoptive parents; (2) modify adoption assistance program requirements concerning the eligibility for such assistance payments of special needs children voluntarily relinquished to private nonprofit agencies; and (3) provide for educational and training vouchers for youths aging out of foster care under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program. | 2025-08-19T17:30:34Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1503 |
| 107-s-1483 | 107 | s | 1483 | Children Who Witness Domestic Violence Act | Families | 2001-10-02 | 2001-10-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] | MN | D | W000288 | 3 | Children Who Witness Domestic Violence Act - Amends the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants for: (1) programs to serve children who have been exposed to domestic violence; (2) programs to combat the impact upon children of experiencing or witnessing domestic violence; (3) training and collaboration among child welfare agencies, domestic violence and sexual assault service providers, the courts, and law enforcement agencies; and (4) multi-system interventions for such children.Authorizes the Secretary to establish a crisis nursery demonstration grant program for private nonprofit and public agencies to assist children who are: (1) exposed to or at risk of abuse and neglect; (2) in families experiencing domestic violence; or (3) in families receiving child protective services.Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to conduct research and data collection activities concerning the impact of domestic violence on children. | 2025-08-19T17:29:03Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1483 |
| 107-s-1469 | 107 | s | 1469 | Early Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-09-26 | 2001-09-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9877-9878) | Senate | Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | RI | D | R000122 | 7 | Early Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2001 - Amends the Head Start Act (HSA) and the Child Nutrition Act (CNA) to require lead poisoning screening for infants and children under Early Head Start programs of HSA and under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) of CNA.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse State agencies for the costs of such blood lead screening tests performed by them or by contractors for infants or children who are eligible under Medicaid or the State children's health insurance program (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act.Authorizes State agencies or contractors administering WIC programs, and entities operating Early Head Start programs, to be awarded waivers of requirements under this Act if: (1) they establish plans to increase the number of blood lead screening tests of infants and children enrolled in such programs; and (2) such plans meet requirements set by the Secretary and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. | 2025-08-19T17:28:22Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1469 |
| 107-s-1471 | 107 | s | 1471 | Children's Lead SAFE Act | Families | 2001-09-26 | 2001-09-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9879-9881) | Senate | Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | T000317 | 7 | Children's Lead Screening Accountability For Early-Intervention Act of 2001 or Children's Lead SAFE Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require State Medicaid plans to provide for reporting to the Secretary of Health and Human Services of the number of children who: (1) are under age three and enrolled in the State plan; and (2) have received a blood lead screening test.Requires each contract between the State and an entity responsible for provision of medical assistance under the State plan to provide for: (1) compliance with mandatory blood lead screening requirements consistent with prevailing guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for such screening; and (2) coverage of qualified lead treatment services. Allows reimbursement for qualified lead treatment services for children with elevated blood lead levels. Provides for: (1) enhanced Federal matching contributions for an information retrieval system that determines whether a child is enrolled under a State plan and whether an enrolled child has received mandatory early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services; and (2) emergency measures.Authorizes the Secretary to establish a program of bonus payments to States to improve the blood lead screening rates of States for children under age three enrolled in Medicaid.Amends SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) to grant States the option of using SCHIP funds for applying the blood lead screening and coverage of qualified lead treatment services under Medicaid to the State's SCHIP plan. | 2025-08-19T17:28:13Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1471 |
| 107-hconres-228 | 107 | hconres | 228 | Put Our Children First Resolution of 2001 | Families | 2001-09-14 | 2001-11-16 | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | House | Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] | TX | D | J000032 | 70 | Put Our Children First Resolution of 2001 - Expresses gratitude to and recognizes Federal, State, and local agencies for their actions to deliver prompt services to the children and families impacted by the events of September 11, 2001.Expresses the sense of Congress that the children who lost one or both parents or a guardian in the World Trade Center and Pentagon tragedies or the aircraft crash in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, should be provided with such immediate assistance, services, and benefits for which they are eligible and which are necessary for their well-being, including foster care or adoption assistance, medical, nutritional, and psychological care, and educational services. Urges each responsible agency to act to provide such assistance, services, and benefits within 60 days of the determination of the death of the child's parents or guardian. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/228 |
| 107-hr-2873 | 107 | hr | 2873 | Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001 | Families | 2001-09-10 | 2002-01-17 | Became Public Law No: 107-133. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 1 | Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001 - Title I: Promoting Safe and Stable Families - Subtitle A: Grants to States for Promoting Safe and Stable Families - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise the stated purpose of the Child and Family Services program to enable States to develop and establish, or expand, and to operate coordinated programs of community-based family support services, family preservation services, time-limited family reunification services, and adoption promotion and support services to: (1) prevent child maltreatment among families at risk through the provision of supportive family services; (2) assure children's safety within the home and preserve intact families in which children have been maltreated, when the family's problems can be addressed effectively; (3) address the problems of families whose children have been placed in foster care so that reunification may occur in a safe and stable manner in accordance with the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997; and (4) support adoptive families by providing necessary support services.Revises requirements for administration of the Child and Family Services program, authorizing appropriations for FY 2002 through 2006 for promoting safe and stable families and for discretionary grants for State plan activities.Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 with respect to grants to the highest State courts in States participating in the Child and Family Services program. Requires the Secretary to make such grants to courts to implement improvements deemed necessary as a result of mandatory court assessments to: (1) provide the safety, well-being, and permanence of children in foster care; and (2) implement a corrective action plan, as necessary, resulting from reviews of child and family service programs.Subtitle B: Mentoring Children of Prisoners - Amends SSA title IV part B to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for mentoring programs in… | 2025-04-07T13:41:13Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2873 |
| 107-hr-2787 | 107 | hr | 2787 | To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to increase the availability of, and improve quality care for, children with disabilities, and for other purposes. | Families | 2001-08-02 | 2001-11-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17] | FL | D | M000628 | 35 | Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require that each State plan (as part of application requirements for grants) demonstrate the manner in which the State will meet the specific child care needs of families that have children with disabilities. Includes services for children with disabilities among priority items for the State to provide.Directs States receiving grant funds for a fiscal year after FY 2001 to use not less than five percent of the total for activities designed to increase the availability of quality child care for children with disabilities, including for specified training and technical assistance, and for recruitment and retention of staff.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and low-interest loans to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for projects that increase the availability of one or more of the following: (1) inclusive child care programs (i.e., programs that serve children with disabilities and children without disabilities together in a setting where not more than half of those enrolled are children with disabilities); (2) child care for infants; and (3) child care during evenings and weekends.Requires reports by States receiving grants to include information regarding the disability status of children receiving assistance. | 2026-03-23T12:44:53Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2787 |
| 107-hr-2788 | 107 | hr | 2788 | Children's Lead SAFE Act | Families | 2001-08-02 | 2001-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13] | NJ | D | M000639 | 21 | Children's Lead Screening Accountability For Early-Intervention Act of 2001 or Children's Lead SAFE Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require State Medicaid plans to provide for reporting to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) of the number of children who: (1) are under age three and enrolled in the State plan; and (2) have received a blood lead screening test.Requires each contract between the State and an entity responsible for medical assistance under the State plan to provide for: (1) compliance with mandatory blood lead screening requirements consistent with prevailing guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and (2) coverage of qualified lead treatment services. Allows reimbursement for qualified lead treatment services for children with elevated blood lead levels. Provides for enhanced Federal matching contributions for a specified information retrieval system.Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a bonus program to improve the blood lead screening rates of States for children under age three enrolled in Medicaid.Amends SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) to give States the option to elect to provide SCHIP coverage for blood lead poisoning screening tests for children.Amends the Head Start Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and to mandate blood lead poisoning screening tests for an infant or child to be eligible to participate in either the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC) or early Head Start and Head Start programs. | 2026-03-23T12:35:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2788 |
| 107-s-1258 | 107 | s | 1258 | YMCA Teen Action Agenda Enhancement Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-07-27 | 2001-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 19 | YMCA Teen Action Agenda Enhancement of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General to award a grant to the YMCA of the USA to make subgrants to local YMCAs for programs for at-risk teens which include specified types of activities. | 2025-08-19T17:32:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1258 |
| 107-s-1217 | 107 | s | 1217 | Child Care Facilities Financing Act | Families | 2001-07-20 | 2001-07-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 11 | Child Care Facilities Financing Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to eligible intermediaries to deposit into child care revolving funds for technical and financial assistance to eligible recipients to pay the Federal matching share of costs of acquisition, construction, or improvement of center-based or home-based child care facilities or equipment, or for the improvement of related management and business practices. | 2025-08-19T17:29:45Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1217 |
| 107-sres-132 | 107 | sres | 132 | A resolution recognizing the social problem of child abuse and neglect, and supporting efforts to enhance public awareness of it. | Families | 2001-07-12 | 2002-03-22 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2339) | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 28 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) all Americans should keep abused and neglected children in their thoughts and prayers; (2) all Americans should seek to break the cycle of abuse and neglect and to give these children hope for the future; (3) the faith community, nonprofit organizations, and volunteers across America should recommit themselves and mobilize their resources to assist these children; and (4) the Senate supports the goals and ideas of the Day of Hope (April 3, 2002), and commends Childhelp USA for its efforts on behalf of abused and neglected children everywhere. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-resolution/132 |
| 107-hr-2239 | 107 | hr | 2239 | CARE Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-06-19 | 2001-08-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-33] | CA | D | R000486 | 19 | Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2001 - CARE Act of 2001 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal certain exemptions from child labor prohibitions for agricultural employment.Applies the same age restrictions to agricultural employment as to other forms of employment. Limits exemptions to agricultural labor outside of school hours, if the individual is employed by a specified family member on the member's farm. Raises from 16 to 18 years old the minimum age for engaging in hazardous agricultural employment.Increases civil and criminal penalties for child labor violations.Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Director of the Bureau of the Census to compile data biannually from State employment security agencies and from other sources in all the States concerning: (1) the types of industries and occupations in which children under the age of 18 are employed; and (2) cases in which children were employed in violation of Federal child labor prohibitions. Requires each employer to report to the State employment security agency on any injury to an employee under age 18 that results in lost employment time or any illness such individual incurred while at work.Directs the Secretary to establish closer working relationships with non-governmental organizations and with State and local government agencies having responsibility for administering and enforcing labor and safety and health laws. Requires State and local government agencies to inform the Secretary, upon request, about employee injuries and deaths.Directs the Secretary to: (1) employ at least 100 additional inspectors within the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor to enforce child labor laws; and (2) provide for a ten percent increase in the budget for the Employment Standards Division within the office of the Solicitor of Labor to increase prosecution of violations of such laws.Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise, and … | 2026-03-23T12:47:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2239 |
| 107-hr-2210 | 107 | hr | 2210 | America's Youth Commission Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-06-18 | 2001-08-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 1 | America's Youth Commission Act of 2001 - Establishes the National Commission on the Impact of United States Culture on America's Youth. | 2026-03-23T12:35:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2210 |
| 107-hr-2198 | 107 | hr | 2198 | Mental Health Juvenile Justice Act | Families | 2001-06-14 | 2001-08-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 36 | Mental Health Juvenile Justice Act - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to make grants to train State juvenile justice system officers and employees regarding appropriate access to mental health and substance abuse treatment services for juveniles.Directs: (1) the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to partnerships between State and local or county juvenile justice agencies and State and local mental health authorities for programs that provide for appropriate diversion of juveniles from incarceration and for mental health screening and treatment; and (2) the Secretary to make grants to monitor mental health and special education services to, and to advocate on behalf of, juveniles.Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Attorney General and the Secretary to award competitive grants to eligible entities for programs that address the service needs of juveniles and of juveniles with serious mental illnesses through diversion and treatment services including for juveniles on probation, on parole, or discharged.Establishes a Federal Coordinating Council on Criminalization of Juveniles With Mental Disorders.Requires a State, to be eligible for funds under the violent offender incarceration and truth-in-sentencing grants program, to have (by January 1, 2003) a program of mental health screening and treatment for appropriate categories of offenders during periods of incarceration and supervision that is consistent with guidelines issued by the Attorney General. Makes Federal criminal code provisions regarding appropriate remedies with respect to prison conditions applicable to a civil action that seeks to remedy conditions which pose a threat to the health of individuals who are under age 16 or mentally ill. | 2025-08-19T17:28:59Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2198 |
| 107-hres-167 | 107 | hres | 167 | Encouraging and promoting greater involvement of fathers in their children's lives, especially on Father's Day. | Families | 2001-06-14 | 2001-08-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-10] | IN | D | C000191 | 28 | Recognizes: (1) the need to encourage active involvement of fathers in the rearing and development of their children; and (2) that while millions of fathers serve as wonderful caring parents for their children, there are children on Father's Day who will have no one to celebrate with. Urges fathers to: (1) participate in their children's lives, both financially and emotionally; (2) understand the level of responsibility required when fathering a child; and (3) fulfill that responsibility. Encourages fathers to devote time, energy, and resources to their children.Declares that the House of Representatives is committed to assisting absent fathers to become more responsible and engaged in their children's lives.Calls upon fathers around the country to use the day to reconnect and rededicate themselves to their children's lives, to spend Father's Day with them, and to express their love and support for them. | 2026-03-23T12:35:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-resolution/167 |
| 107-hr-2097 | 107 | hr | 2097 | Child Care Quality Incentive Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-06-07 | 2001-08-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] | GA | D | B000490 | 72 | Child Care Quality Incentive Act of 2001 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to establish a program of incentive grants to States to improve the quality of, and access to, child care by increasing child care payment rates. Sets the maximum Federal share of activity costs at 75 percent.Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make an annual payment to an eligible State only if: (1) the Secretary determines that the State has made progress, through the assisted activities, in maintaining increased payment rates; and (2) the State updates an initial child care services market rate survey at least once every two years.Requires an eligible State that receives such a grant to make priority use of its funds to increase significantly (up to the 100th percentile of the market rate survey) the rate of reimbursement to providers for subsidized child care. | 2026-03-23T12:44:53Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2097 |
| 107-s-1000 | 107 | s | 1000 | Child Care Quality Incentive Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-06-07 | 2001-06-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5980-5981) | Senate | Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | RI | D | R000122 | 8 | Child Care Quality Incentive Act of 2001 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to establish a program of incentive grants to States to improve the quality of, and access to, child care by increasing child care payment rates. Sets the maximum Federal share of activity costs at 75 percent.Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make an annual payment to an eligible State only if: (1) the Secretary determines that the State has made progress, through the assisted activities, in maintaining increased payment rates; and (2) the State updates an initial child care services market rate survey at least once every two years.Requires an eligible State that receives such a grant to make priority use of its funds to increase significantly (up to the 100th percentile of the market rate survey) the rate of reimbursement to providers for subsidized child care. | 2025-08-19T17:29:04Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1000 |
| 107-s-1004 | 107 | s | 1004 | Child Care Construction and Renovation Act | Families | 2001-06-07 | 2001-06-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] | VT | I | J000072 | 2 | Child Care Construction and Renovation Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the use of community development block grants to construct and renovate child care facilities.Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to insure mortgages for: (1) new or rehabilitated child care and development facilities, including for fire safety equipment loans; and (2) acquiring or refinancing debt of existing child care facilities.Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study the availability of secondary markets for mortgages on child care facilities.Authorizes HUD grants to eligible nonprofit organizations for technical and financial assistance to assist eligible child care providers in acquiring or improving facilities or equipment. | 2025-08-19T17:29:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1004 |
| 107-s-1005 | 107 | s | 1005 | Younger Americans Act | Families | 2001-06-07 | 2001-06-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] | VT | I | J000072 | 8 | Younger Americans Act - Sets forth a national policy to assure that all youth have access to the full array of core resources, including: (1) ongoing relationships with caring adults; (2) safe places with structured activities in which to grow and learn; (3) services that promote healthy lifestyles, including those designed to improve physical and mental health; (4) opportunities to acquire marketable skills and competencies; and (5) opportunities for community service and civic participation.Establishes in the Executive Office of the President: (1) the Office of National Youth Policy ; and (2) the Council on National Youth Policy within the Office.Directs the Associate Commissioner of the Family and Youth Services Bureau of the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families in the Department of Health and Human Services to make block grant allotments to States for State and community programs for youth to assure access to the five core resources. Provides for Native American organizations, outlying areas, and Federal discretionary programs to respond to needs of youth in correctional and other out-of-home settings, high poverty areas, rural areas, and other high-risk situations.Authorizes awarding of grants and contracts to eligible entities for specified evaluation, education and training, research, and dissemination activities. | 2025-08-19T17:31:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1005 |
| 107-sres-106 | 107 | sres | 106 | A resolution encouraging and promoting greater involvement of fathers in their children's lives and designating Father's Day 2001, as "National Responsible Father's Day". | Families | 2001-06-06 | 2001-06-06 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5904) | Senate | Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] | IN | D | B001233 | 1 | Designates Father's Day 2001 as National Responsible Father's Day. Recognizes: (1) the need to encourage active involvement of fathers in the rearing and development of their children; and (2) that while millions of fathers serve as a wonderful caring parent for their children, there are children on Father's Day who will have no one to celebrate with. Urges fathers to: (1) participate in their children's lives, both financially and emotionally; (2) understand the level of responsibility required when fathering a child; and (3) fulfill that responsibility. Encourages fathers to devote time, energy, and resources to their children.Declares that the Senate is committed to assisting absent fathers to become more responsible and engaged in their children's lives.Calls upon fathers around the country to use the day to reconnect and rededicate themselves to their children's lives, to spend National Responsible Father's Day with them, and to express their love and support for them. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-resolution/106 |
| 107-hr-2018 | 107 | hr | 2018 | Safe Havens Support Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-05-25 | 2001-07-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] | PA | R | H001033 | 76 | Safe Havens Support Act of 2001 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow a State to use a TANF grant to support an infant safe haven program. | 2026-03-23T12:35:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2018 |
| 107-hr-1990 | 107 | hr | 1990 | Leave No Child Behind Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-05-24 | 2001-07-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 109 | Leave No Child Behind Act of 2001 - MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2001 - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish a MediKids program to meet the health needs of eligible children.Family Opportunity Act of 2001 or the Dylan Lee James Act - Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to give States the option of allowing families of disabled children to purchase Medicaid coverage for them.Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for children's health accountability standards.Kids Deserve Freedom from Tobacco Act of 2001 or the KIDS Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for additional restrictions on the marketing, advertising, and access to tobacco products.Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act of 2001 - Amends ERISA, PHSA, and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to outline standards relating to coverage of childhood immunization.Children's Environmental Protection Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to provide for environmental protection for children and other vulnerable subpopulations.School Environment Protection Act - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide for integrated pest management systems for public schools.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS Secretary) to make grants to eligible States to support parenting support and education programs.Family and Medical Leave Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to extend its coverage to private employers with 25 or more (currently, 50 or more) employees.Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Insurance Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to pay for the Federal share of projects to provide wage replacement for eligible individuals responding to family caregiving needs, including those resulting from the birth or adoption of a child.Children's Environmental Protect… | 2026-03-23T12:47:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1990 |
| 107-s-940 | 107 | s | 940 | Leave No Child Behind Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-05-23 | 2001-05-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 13 | Leave No Child Behind Act of 2001 - MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2001 - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish a MediKids program to meet the health needs of eligible children.Family Opportunity Act of 2001 or the Dylan Lee James Act - Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to give States the option of allowing families of disabled children to purchase Medicaid coverage for them.Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for children's health accountability standards.Kids Deserve Freedom from Tobacco Act of 2001 or the KIDS Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for additional restrictions on the marketing, advertising, and access to tobacco products.Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act of 2001 - Amends ERISA, PHSA, and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to outline standards relating to coverage of childhood immunization.Children's Environmental Protection Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to provide for environmental protection for children and other vulnerable subpopulations.School Environment Protection Act - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide for integrated pest management systems for public schools.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS Secretary) to make grants to eligible States to support parenting support and education programs.Family and Medical Leave Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to extend its coverage to private employers with 25 or more (currently, 50 or more) employees.Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Insurance Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to pay for the Federal share of projects to provide wage replacement for eligible individuals responding to family caregiving needs, including those resulting from the birth or adoption of a child.Children's Environmental Protect… | 2025-08-19T17:31:47Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/940 |
| 107-hr-1849 | 107 | hr | 1849 | ABC Act | Families | 2001-05-15 | 2001-07-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] | NY | D | M000087 | 5 | Access to Books for Children Act - ABC Act - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to local agencies to provide vouchers to women participating in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) for the purchase of educational books for their infants and children.Limits to one $5 voucher the maximum amount any one woman may receive, regardless of the number of her infants or children.Makes specified amounts from the Department of Education available for such book voucher program. Authorizes additional amounts to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to administer such program. | 2026-03-23T12:35:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1849 |
| 107-hr-1822 | 107 | hr | 1822 | YMCA Teen Action Agenda Enhancement of 2001 | Families | 2001-05-10 | 2001-07-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] | CO | D | U000038 | 94 | YMCA Teen Action Agenda Enhancement of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General to award a grant to the YMCA of the USA to make subgrants to local YMCAs for programs for at-risk teens which include specified types of activities. | 2025-08-19T17:28:57Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1822 |
| 107-s-814 | 107 | s | 814 | FOCUS Act | Families | 2001-05-02 | 2001-05-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4177-4180) | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 2 | Focus On Committed and Underpaid Staff for Children's Sake Act - FOCUS Act - Establishes: (1) the Child Care Provider Retention and Development Grant Program; and (2) the Child Care Provider Scholarship Program.Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allot funds to eligible States (and Indian tribes and tribal organizations) for distribution directly, or at State option, through local governments, to pay the Federal share of the cost of making grants to eligible child care providers under both such programs. | 2025-08-19T17:32:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/814 |
| 107-hr-1650 | 107 | hr | 1650 | FOCUS Act | Families | 2001-05-01 | 2001-06-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 48 | Focus On Committed and Underpaid Staff for Children's Sake Act - FOCUS Act - Establishes: (1) the Child Care Provider Retention and Development Grant Program; and (2) the Child Care Provider Scholarship Program.Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allot funds to eligible States (and Indian tribes and tribal organizations) for distribution directly, or at State option, through local governments, to pay the Federal share of the cost of making grants to eligible child care providers under both such programs. | 2026-03-23T12:44:53Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1650 |
| 107-hr-1625 | 107 | hr | 1625 | Samuel Kelner Commission on Youth Authorization Act | Families | 2001-04-26 | 2001-06-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] | MN | R | R000033 | 0 | Samuel Kelner Commission on Youth Authorization Act - Establishes the Samuel Kelner Commission on Youth to seek to reduce apathy among U.S. youth regarding the Nation's system of government by discussing and making policy recommendations on issues affecting U.S. youth, including issues in the subject areas of: (1) public education; (2) youth employment and wages; (3) higher education financing; and (4) youth drug abuse and violence. | 2026-03-23T12:35:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1625 |
| 107-hr-1390 | 107 | hr | 1390 | Child Care Worker Incentive Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-04-04 | 2001-06-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 3 | Child Care Worker Incentive Act of 2001 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to establish a national child care provider scholarship program.Requires: (1) the scholarship applicant's demonstrated commitment to a child care career; (2) cost sharing by the applicant and employer; and (3) the employer's agreement to provide increased financial incentives to the employee upon completion of the education or training. | 2026-03-23T12:44:53Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1390 |
| 107-hr-1391 | 107 | hr | 1391 | To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for an increase in the authorization of appropriations for community-based family resource and support grants under that Act. | Families | 2001-04-04 | 2001-06-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 5 | Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize increased appropriations for community-based family resource and support grants. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1391 |
| 107-hr-1392 | 107 | hr | 1392 | To amend the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Program Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 through 2006. | Families | 2001-04-04 | 2001-06-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 3 | Amends the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act to authorize appropriations for FY 2002 through 2006. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1392 |
| 107-hr-1393 | 107 | hr | 1393 | Juvenile Crime Prevention Assistance Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-04-04 | 2001-06-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 3 | Juvenile Crime Prevention Assistance Act of 2001 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to make matching grants to public and private agencies for effective after school juvenile crime prevention programs, with priority going to programs targeted to high crime neighborhoods or at-risk juveniles.. | 2025-08-19T17:28:34Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1393 |
| 107-hr-1371 | 107 | hr | 1371 | Child Protection Services Improvement Act | Families | 2001-04-03 | 2001-06-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] | CA | D | S000810 | 32 | Child Protection Services Improvement Act - States that Congress strongly encourages State agencies to make the resources obtained under this Act available to the nonprofit private sector contracted providers in their State who face the same challenges as the State.Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to applicant States to improve the quality of child welfare services by increasing the quality and capacity of their child welfare workforce or by increasing the coordination of their child welfare services.Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary to carry out a demonstration program for eligible individual applicants employed in child welfare work to repay certain educational loans. | 2026-03-23T12:44:53Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1371 |
| 107-hr-1300 | 107 | hr | 1300 | Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-03-29 | 2001-04-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-10] | IN | D | C000191 | 30 | Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2001 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to prescribe parameters for block grants to States and territories to implement at their option media campaigns promoting responsible fatherhood.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract with a nonprofit fatherhood promotion organization to: (1) develop and distribute a media campaign that addresses the issue of responsible fatherhood to States, local governments, public agencies, and private entities; and (2) develop a national clearinghouse to assist States and community efforts to promote and support responsible fatherhood by disseminating information regarding media campaigns and programs instituted by States using grant funds under this Act. | 2025-08-19T17:30:05Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1300 |
| 107-s-653 | 107 | s | 653 | Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-03-29 | 2001-03-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] | IN | D | B001233 | 15 | Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2001 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to prescribe parameters for block grants to States and territories to implement at their option media campaigns promoting responsible fatherhood.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract with a nonprofit fatherhood promotion organization to: (1) develop and distribute a media campaign that addresses the issue of responsible fatherhood to States, local governments, public agencies, and private entities; and (2) develop a national clearinghouse to assist States and community efforts to promote and support responsible fatherhood by disseminating information regarding media campaigns and programs instituted by States using grant funds under this Act. | 2025-08-19T17:28:37Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/653 |
| 107-hr-1023 | 107 | hr | 1023 | Schoolyard Safety Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-03-14 | 2001-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8] | WA | R | D000549 | 2 | Schoolyard Safety Act of 2001 - Amends the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Program Act to: (1) reauthorize appropriations; (2) authorize the use of prevention program grants for court supervised initiatives that address the illegal possession of firearms by juveniles; and (3) require that priority be given to grant applicants that have in effect a policy or practice that requires State and local law enforcement agencies to detain for at least 24 hours any juvenile who unlawfully possesses a firearm in a school, upon a judicial finding that the juvenile may be a danger to himself or herself or to the community. | 2025-08-19T17:30:30Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1023 |
| 107-hr-866 | 107 | hr | 866 | Subsidy Termination for Overdue Payments Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-03-06 | 2001-03-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations. | House | Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] | FL | R | B000463 | 1 | Subsidy Termination for Overdue Payments Act of 2001 - Prohibits a Federal agency or instrumentality from providing financial assistance unless the applicant provides a certification attesting that the applicant: (1) is not 60 days delinquent in adjudicated child support payments; or (2) if so delinquent, is in compliance with an agreed upon child support payment plan.Exempts from such proscription financial assistance subject to garnishment for failure to pay child support, and certain good cause circumstances. | 2026-03-13T17:22:23Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/866 |
| 107-sconres-14 | 107 | sconres | 14 | A concurrent resolution recognizing the social problem of child abuse and neglect, and supporting efforts to enhance public awareness of it. | Families | 2001-02-14 | 2001-02-14 | Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1428-1429) | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 20 | Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to abused and neglected children. Supports the goals and ideas of the "Day of Hope," the first Wednesday in April. Commends Childhelp USA for its efforts on behalf of such children. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/14 |
| 107-hr-537 | 107 | hr | 537 | To establish the National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence. | Families | 2001-02-08 | 2001-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] | TX | R | G000377 | 34 | Establishes the National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence to make recommendations on how to deter youth crime and protect children from violence in schools. | 2026-03-23T12:35:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/537 |
| 107-hr-367 | 107 | hr | 367 | Child Care Safety Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-01-31 | 2001-03-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] | NY | D | N000002 | 17 | Child Care Safety Act of 2001 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide to each eligible child care provider receiving funds under such Act a copy of the Consumer Product Safety Commission child care center safety standards, which such providers shall post in their child care facilities where they can be easily read; and (2) report to Congress with recommendations for encouraging compliance by such providers with such standards. | 2026-03-23T12:44:53Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/367 |
| 107-hr-265 | 107 | hr | 265 | Right Start Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-01-30 | 2001-03-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 37 | Right Start Act of 2001 - Extends authorizations of appropriations for: (1) the Head Start Act; (2) the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990; (3) funding for child care under the Social Security Act; and (4) the Early Learning Opportunities Act.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revise the formula to increase the dependent care income tax credit for certain taxpayers, indexed for inflation, with an even greater credit for employment-related dependent care expenses; (2) allow a minimum dependent care income tax credit for stay-at-home parents; (3) provide for advance payment by the employer of an employee's dependent care income tax credit; and (4) allow a business-related tax credit for employer-provided child care expenditures.Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Insurance Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to a State or local government to pay for the Federal share of the cost of carrying out projects that assist families by providing wage replacement for eligible individuals responding to caregiving needs resulting from the birth or adoption of a son or daughter or other family caregiving needs.Family and Medical Leave Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to extend coverage to employees at worksites where the employer employs at least 25 (currently 50) employees at the worksite and within 75 miles of that worksite.Time for Schools Act of 2001 - Amends FMLA to allow employees covered by such Act to take up to 24 hours, during any 12-month period, of school involvement leave to participate in: (1) an academic activity of their child's school, such as a parent-teacher conference or an interview for a school; or (2) literacy training under a family literacy program. Amends Federal civil service law to provide the same school involvement leave allowance for Federal employees.Amends FMLA and Federal civil service law to entitle to leave those employees who must address the effects of domestic violence. | 2026-03-23T12:47:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/265 |
| 107-hr-270 | 107 | hr | 270 | State Regulation of Marriage Is Appropriate Act | Families | 2001-01-30 | 2001-02-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 21 | State Regulation of Marriage Is Appropriate Act - Amends Federal law to repeal the statutory definition of "marriage" and of "spouse". | 2025-08-19T17:28:13Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/270 |
| 107-hr-285 | 107 | hr | 285 | Breastfeeding Promotion Act | Families | 2001-01-30 | 2001-03-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] | NY | D | M000087 | 47 | Breastfeeding Promotion Act - Title I: Amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2001 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include lactation (including expression of milk) within the definitions of "because of sex" or "on the basis of sex" for purposes of such Act.Title II: Credit for Employer Expenses for Providing Appropriate Environment on Business Premises for Employed Mothers to Breastfeed or Express Milk for Their Children - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to allow a limited credit to employers for expenses incurred in enabling employed nursing mothers to breastfeed.Title III: Safe and Effective Breast Pumps - Safe and Effective Breast Pumps Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services: (1) to put into effect a performance standard for breast pumps irrespective of the class to which the breast pumps have been classified under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (2) to issue a compliance policy guide which will assure that women who want to breastfeed a child are given full and complete information respecting breast pumps.Title IV: Definition of Medical Care in Internal Revenue Code Expanded to Include Breastfeeding Equipment and Services - Expands the IRC definition of medical care to include qualified breastfeeding equipment and services. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/285 |
| 107-hr-286 | 107 | hr | 286 | Child Care Construction and Renovation Act | Families | 2001-01-30 | 2001-03-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. | House | Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] | NY | D | M000309 | 13 | Child Care Construction and Renovation Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the use of community development block grants to construct and renovate child care facilities.Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to insure mortgages for: (1) new or rehabilitated child care and development facilities, including for fire safety equipment loans; and (2) acquiring or refinancing debt of existing child care facilities.Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study the availability of secondary markets for mortgages on child care facilities.Authorizes HUD grants to eligible nonprofit organizations for technical and financial assistance to assist eligible child care providers in acquiring or improving facilities or equipment.Applies the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act to actions taken under this Act. | 2025-08-19T17:28:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/286 |
| 107-hr-307 | 107 | hr | 307 | To amend the Act of June 1, 1948 to provide for reform of the Federal Protective Service, to enhance the safety and security of federal employees, members of the public and for children enrolled in childcare facilities located in public buildings under the control of the General Services Administration, and for other purposes. | Families | 2001-01-30 | 2001-09-06 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 1 | Federal Protective Service Reform Act - Amends Federal law to redesignate special policemen of the General Services Administration (GSA) as police officers, and empower them to: (1) carry firearms; (2) petition Federal courts for and execute arrest and search warrants; (3) make arrests without a warrant; and (4) conduct investigations.Increases the maximum penalty for violations of any rules or regulations with respect to Federal property.Directs the Administrator to establish the Federal Protective Service (FPS) as a separate operating service of GSA, headed by a Commissioner.Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to survey the pay and benefits of all Federal police forces to determine whether any disparities exist that are not commensurate with differences in duties or working conditions.Mandates at least 730 full-time police officers in the FPS one year after the enactment of this Act, with no reduction unless specifically authorized by law.Directs the FPS Commissioner to: (1) prescribe minimum standards of employment suitability in the contracting of security personnel for Federal property; and (2) analyze each security personnel supply contract to determine if the use of personnel directly employed by the United States would be more cost effective.Federal Facility Safety Enhancement Act - Amends the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to direct the GSA Administrator to notify: (1) Federal employees and, before enrollment of any child in a childcare facility located in a public building under GSA control, the child's parents or guardians of the identity of the building's current tenants and the designation of the building's level of security; and (2) the child's parents or guardians if any new Federal tenant is scheduled to take occupancy in such building.Requires the Administrator, after being informed of a serious threat that could affect the safety and security of Federal employees, the public, and children enrolled in such a childcare facility, to give notice of the threat to the contact per… | 2025-04-07T13:39:11Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/307 |
| 107-s-18 | 107 | s | 18 | Right Start Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-01-22 | 2001-01-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S232-237) | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 18 | Right Start Act of 2001 - Extends authorizations of appropriations for: (1) the Head Start Act; (2) the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990; (3) funding for child care under the Social Security Act; and (4) the Early Learning Opportunities Act.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revise the formula to increase the dependent care income tax credit for certain taxpayers, indexed for inflation, with an even greater credit for employment-related dependent care expenses; (2) allow a minimum dependent care income tax credit for stay-at-home parents; (3) provide for advance payment by the employer of an employee's dependent care income tax credit; and (4) allow a business-related tax credit for employer-provided child care expenditures.Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Insurance Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to a State or local government to pay for the Federal share of the cost of carrying out projects that assist families by providing wage replacement for eligible individuals responding to caregiving needs resulting from the birth or adoption of a son or daughter or other family caregiving needs.Family and Medical Leave Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to extend coverage to employees at worksites where the employer employs at least 25 (currently 50) employees at the worksite and within 75 miles of that worksite.Time for Schools Act of 2001 - Amends FMLA to allow employees covered by such Act to take up to 24 hours, during any 12-month period, of school involvement leave to participate in: (1) an academic activity of their child's school, such as a parent-teacher conference or an interview for a school; or (2) literacy training under a family literacy program. Amends Federal civil service law to provide the same school involvement leave allowance for Federal employees.Amends FMLA and Federal civil service law to entitle to leave those employees who must address the effects of domestic violence. | 2025-08-19T17:29:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/18 |
| 107-hr-17 | 107 | hr | 17 | Younger Americans Act | Families | 2001-01-03 | 2001-03-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 80 | Younger Americans Act - Sets forth a national youth policy to assure that all youth have access to the full array of core resources, including: (1) ongoing relationships with caring adults; (2) safe places with structured activities in which to grow and learn; (3) services that promote healthy lifestyles, including those designed to improve physical and mental health; (4) opportunities to acquire marketable skills and competencies; and (5) opportunities for community service and civic participation.Establishes in the Executive Office of the President: (1) the Office of National Youth Policy ; (2) a Director of the Office; and (3) the Council on National Youth Policy within the Office.Directs the Associate Commissioner of the Family and Youth Services Bureau of the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families in the Department of Health and Human Services to make block grant allotments to States for State and community programs for youth to assure access to the five core resources listed in the national youth policy. Provides for reservations of funds for Native American organizations, outlying areas, and Federal discretionary programs to respond to needs of youth in correctional and other out-of-home settings, high poverty areas, rural areas, and other high-risk situations.Sets forth requirements for State agencies, planning and mobilization areas, distribution of funds for State activities and local allocations, community boards and area agencies on youth, area plans, grants and contracts to eligible entities, and youth development program activities.Authorizes awarding of grants and contracts to eligible entities for specified evaluation, education and training, research, and dissemination activities.Directs the Associate Commissioner to: (1) develop and establish systems for evaluating activities under this Act, and for providing education and training of personnel of States, area agencies, and community boards to work with youth; and (2) conduct an independent biennial evaluation of the impact of programs … | 2026-03-23T12:35:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/17 |
| 107-hr-71 | 107 | hr | 71 | Baby Abandonment Prevention Act of 2001 | Families | 2001-01-03 | 2001-03-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] | TX | D | J000032 | 7 | Baby Abandonment Prevention Act of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to establish the Task Force on Baby Abandonment to: (1) collect information and maintain a database on incidents of child abandonment, including information on demographics, circumstances, outcomes, and trends; and (2) submit annual reports and recommendations to Congress. | 2025-08-19T17:29:13Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/71 |
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