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Child Welfare Legislative Updates: April 12-23, 2021
Please review the following child welfare legislative updates pertinent to children and families from April 12-23, 2021. These bills and other important legislation can be tracked at GovTrack.us.
Education
S. 1153 — Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (4/15/21)
A bill to authorize block grants to states for prekindergarten education, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2560 — Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) Education and Labor (4/15/21)
A bill to block grants to states for prekindergarten education, and for other purposes.
Family Support
H.R. 2524 — Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) Energy and Commerce (4/14/21)
A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to make grants to states to inform Medicaid enrollees, SNAP participants, and low-income residents of potential eligibility for the Lifeline program of the Commission.
S. 1270 — Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) Agriculture, Nutrition, Forestry (4/21/21)
A bill to improve the child and adult care food program.
S.1360 — Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (4/22/21)
A bill to promote child care and early learning, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2817 — Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) Education and Labor (4/22/21)
A bill to promote child care and early learning, and for other purposes.
Child Protection
H.R. 2747 — Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) Education and Labor (4/21/21)
A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for better protections for children raised in kinship families outside of the foster care system.
H.R. 2771 — Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) Energy and Commerce (4/22/21)
A bill to improve the health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the implementation of infant-toddler court teams within states, and for other purposes.
S. 1275 — Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (4/21/21)
A bill to amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to make improvements.
H.R. 2740 — Rep. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ1) Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce (4/21/21)
A bill to protect Native children and promote public safety in Indian country.
Health
S. 1067 — Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (4/12/21)
A bill to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations with respect to diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than such requirements with respect to screening examinations for breast cancer.
S. Res. 153 — Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (4/13/21)
A resolution recognizing the week of April 11 through April 17, 2021, as “Black Maternal Health Week” to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.
H.R. 2478 — Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) Transportation and Infrastructure (4/13/21)
A bill to increase the availability of menstrual products in certain public buildings, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 304 — Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor, Judiciary, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs (4/13/21)
A resolution recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2021, as “Black Maternal Health Week” to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.
S. 1114 — Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) Finance (4/14/21)
A bill to increase vaccination rates among pregnant women enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, and for other purposes.
S. 1117 — Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Finance (4/14/21)
A bill to require Medicaid coverage of approved vaccines for pregnant women.
H.R. 2555 — Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) Education and Labor (4/15/21)
A bill to establish a grant program to provide grants to local agencies and clinics to improve the health of mothers and infants, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2556 — Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) Energy and Commerce (4/15/21)
A bill to support states in their work to end preventable morbidity and mortality in maternity care by using evidence-based quality improvement to protect the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum period and to reduce neonatal and infant mortality, to eliminate racial disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2598 — Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and Labor (4/15/21)
A bill to expand access to maternal health care, and for other purposes.
S. 1234 — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (4/20/21)
A bill to support states in their work to end preventable morbidity and mortality in maternity care by using evidence-based quality improvement to protect the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum period and to reduce neonatal and infant mortality, to eliminate racial disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.
S. 1312 — Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) Finance (4/22/21)
A bill to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer and for other purposes.
S.1333 — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (4/22/21)
A bill to address maternal mortality and morbidity.
Floor Action Updates
Health
H.R. 1460: Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021
To encourage States to require the installation of residential carbon monoxide detectors in homes, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Passed the House April 15, 2021.
