H.R. 1868: Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2015
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H.R. 1868: Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-16 · Families · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2015
Plain summary
Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2015 Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements that states must follow to contact the adult relatives of a child removed from the custody of his or her parents. Requires the state, within 90 days after making a placement decision, to provide notice of the decision and the reasons for it to each parent of the child, each relative who has expressed an interest in caring for the child, the guardian, and other specified parties. Requires the state to establish procedures to: (1) allow a person who receives such a notice to request documentation of the reasons for the decision involved, (2) allow the attorney for the child to petition the court involved to review the decision, and (3) require the court to commence such a review on the record after receiving such a petition.
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Official text
Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · 3 cosponsors
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Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1868.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr1868 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114