H.R. 3781: Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-10-21 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-10-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015

Plain summary

Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015 This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) (renamed by this Act Federal Payments for Foster Care and Permanency) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to give states the option of providing certain time-limited family services, including parenting and family skills training and counseling, to a child meeting certain criteria or the child's parents or kin caregivers. SSAct title IV part B is also amended to: eliminate the time-limit for family reunification services, increase the mandatory funding authorization for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program, and extend funding for Family Connection Grants for one year.

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Official text

Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · 55 cosponsors

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Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), André Carson (D-IN), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Al Green (D-TX), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Judy Chu (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] reported raising $471,289 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3781.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3781 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114