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HB4972Introduced in the House

Create Accountable Respectful Environments (CARE) for Children Act

IntroducedHouse Ways And Means

Introduced by Greg Steube, District FL-17

What does this bill do?

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Official description

To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to address or assist in resolving the shortage of appropriate foster homes for children, to develop resources to keep sibling groups together, and to provide for a system of checks and balances to ensure a child's ongoing safety and well-being, by providing for the placement of a foster child in cottage family homes and making a child so placed eligible for foster care maintenance payments.

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

August 15, 2025

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  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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