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Child Welfare Legislative Updates: March 22- April 9, 2021

Please review the following child welfare legislative updates pertinent to children and families from March 22 to April 9, 2021. These bills and other important legislation can be tracked at GovTrack.us.

Child Care

S. 1049—Sen. Joni Ernst(R-IA)/Environment and Public Works (3/25/21)

A bill to make projects that directly or indirectly increase the accessibility of child care eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2221—Rep. Ashley Hinson(R-IA)/Transportation and Infrastructure; Financial Services (3/26/21)

A bill to make projects that directly or indirectly increase the accessibility of child care eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes.

Child Protection

S. 931—Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)/Finance (3/23/21)

A bill to ensure that the 2021 recovery rebates as provided for in the American Rescue Plan Act are not provided to prison inmates convicted of child sex abuse and that such sums shall be redirected to the Department of Justice to be paid out in the form of restitution to compensate victims of crime.

S. 1033—Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI)/Finance (3/25/21)

A bill to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to enhance collaboration between state child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

S. 1021—Sen. Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (3/25/21)

A bill to ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every person, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2223—Rep. Mike Johnson(R-LA)/Judiciary (3/26/21)

A bill to prohibit taking minors across state lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.

H.R. 2234—Rep. Barbara Lee(D-CA)/Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Natural Resources; Armed Services; Veterans’ Affairs; Judiciary; Oversight and Reform; Foreign Affairs (3/26/21)

A bill to ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every person, and for other purposes.

H. Res. 274—Rep. Kat Cammack(R-FL)/Rules (3/26/21)

A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 619) to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.

H.R. 2333—Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY)/Energy and Commerce (4/1/21)

A bill to prohibit the retail sale of infant formula if its use-by date has passed.

Family Support

H.R. 2375—Rep. Lloyd Smucker(R-PA)/Education and Labor (4/5/21)

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide services for mothers who are considering placing or have placed a child for adoption, and for other purposes.

Health

S. 893—Sen. Bob Menendez(D-NJ)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (3/23/21)

A bill to support the use of technology in maternal health care.

S. 1019—Sen. Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (3/25/21)

A bill to limit the presence of toxic elements in, and otherwise regulate, infant and toddler food, and for other purposes.

S. 1042—Sen. Raphael Warnock(D-GA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (3/25/21)

A bill to prevent maternal mortality and serve maternal morbidity among Black pregnant and postpartum individuals and other underserved populations, to provide training in respectful maternity care, to reduce and prevent bias, racism and discrimination in maternity care settings, and for other purposes.

S. 1063Sen. Patty Murray(D-WA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (3/25/21)

A bill to provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening.

H.R. 2216—Rep. Jimmy Gomez(D-CA)/Energy and Commerce (3/26/21)

A bill to provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening.

H.R. 2229—Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi(D-IL)/Energy and Commerce (3/26/21)

A bill to limit the presence of toxic elements in, and otherwise regulate, infant and toddler food, and for other purposes. 

The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of A Second Chance, Inc.

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