A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support collections, and improve outcomes for children by supporting parenting time arrangements for noncustodial parents in uncontested agreements, and for other purposes.

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Congressional Summary of S 3283

This bill expands the use of federal incentive payments to states under the Child Support Enforcement Program to include establishing arrangements for how much time a child spends with each parent as agreed to by the parents under a child support or medical support order.

Generally, the incentive payments program provides funding based on a state's performance measures related to (1) establishing paternity, (2) the number of cases with child support orders in place, (3) the collection of current and past-due support payments, and (4) cost-effectiveness.

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Current Status of Bill S 3283

Bill S 3283 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 12, 2020. Bill S 3283 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on February 12, 2020. Bill S 3283's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. as of February 12, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3283

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3283

Primary Policy Focus

Families

Potential Impact Areas

- Family relationships

- Family services

- Separation, divorce, custody, support

- State and local finance

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3283

A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support collections, and improve outcomes for children by supporting parenting time arrangements for noncustodial parents in uncontested agreements, and for other purposes.