S. 1234: Partners for Stable Families and Foster Youth Affected by Methamphetamine or Other Substance Abuse Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-06-20 · Social Welfare · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-06-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Partners for Stable Families and Foster Youth Affected by Methamphetamine or Other Substance Abuse Act

Plain summary

Partners for Stable Families and Foster Youth Affected by Metamphetamine or Other Substance Abuse Act - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize grants to assist children affected by methamphetamine or other substance abuse. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to renew a five-year grant for up to an additional two years. Specifies the federal share of services or activities covered by such a grant for the sixth and seventh fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to reserve a certain portion of appropriations for awarding grants for each of FY2012-FY2016 to regional partnerships that have not been awarded such a grant in any of FY2007-FY2011. Limits the amount of funds reserved for awarding such grants that may be used for the Secretary's administrative expenses. Requires the Secretary to evaluate the effectiveness of such grants awarded to regional partnerships and report the results on the HHS website.

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Partners for Stable Families and Foster Youth Affected by Methamphetamine or Other Substance Abuse Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] reported raising $527,998 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s1234.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>

Record fed-us-cong112-s1234 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112