S. 2687: Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-03-15 · Families · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 411.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-03-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 411. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act

Plain summary

Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require a grant-receiving state plan for a child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment program to include policies and procedures requiring systems to monitor the multidisciplinary plan of safe care for an infant born affected by substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in order to: ensure the safety and well-being of children; address the health, including mental health and substance use disorder treatment, needs of the child, and of the family or affected caregiver, involved; and determine whether and to what extent local entities are capable of providing referrals to and delivery of appropriate services for the child and family. (Sec. 3) Each grant-receiving state shall work annually with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to produce a report including the total number of infants identified and the number of infants for whom a plan of safe care was developed. (Sec. 4) HHS shall: (1) monitor states to ensure that each one's policies and procedures meet requirements to improve outcomes among infants born and identified as being affected by substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and (2) issue guidance to states regarding the requirements and best practices for the development and implementation of plans of safe care.

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Official text

Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2687, Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act (2016-04-11)

Cosponsors on this site

Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Patty Murray (D-WA), Susan M. Collins (R-ME)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s2687.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s2687 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114