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Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025
3/8/2025, 6:26 AM
Summary of Bill HR 579
One of the key goals of this legislation is to enhance the recruitment and retention of foster and adoptive parents. This is important because there is a significant need for more individuals and families to provide loving and stable homes for children in the foster care system. By improving the recruitment process and providing support for current foster and adoptive parents, the bill seeks to increase the number of available homes for children in need.
In addition to addressing recruitment and retention, the bill also includes provisions for other purposes related to the foster care and adoption system. These may include measures to improve the quality of care provided to children in foster care, increase access to services and support for foster and adoptive families, and enhance oversight and accountability within the system. Overall, Bill 119 hr 579 represents a bipartisan effort to make meaningful improvements to the foster care and adoption system in the United States. By focusing on recruitment and retention of foster and adoptive parents, as well as other important aspects of the system, the bill aims to better serve the needs of children in foster care and promote positive outcomes for families involved in the system.
Congressional Summary of HR 579
Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025
This bill requires state plans for child welfare services to provide for the development and implementation of a family partnership plan to improve foster care placement stability, increase rates of kinship placements, and align the composition of foster and adoptive families with the needs of children in or entering foster care.
The Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families also must include in its annual report information from states about the number, demographics, and characteristics of foster and adoptive families as well as a summary of the challenges related to recruiting and being foster or adoptive parents.
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Current Status of Bill HR 579
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 579
Total Number of Sponsors
6Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
6Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
3Democrat Cosponsors
2Republican Cosponsors
1Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 579
Primary Policy Focus
FamiliesPotential Impact Areas
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 579
Comments

Sonny McLeod
8 months ago
I just read about this new bill, HR 579, and I have to say, I am not a fan. This bill, the Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025, is concerning to me as an independent voter. It seems like it could potentially invade the privacy of families by allowing the government to collect and use data to recruit them for certain programs or services. As a 68 year old from Idaho, I value my privacy and do not want my personal information being used in this way. I believe there are better ways to recruit families without compromising their privacy. I hope this bill does not pass, as it could have negative implications for many Americans.

Lacey Poe
8 months ago
This bill is just not right. It's invading our privacy and using our personal information for who knows what. I don't trust it one bit. It's a slippery slope and I don't want to see where it leads.


