S. 1268: Child Protection and Family Support Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-25 · Families · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3218-3219)

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3218-3219) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Child Protection and Family Support Act of 2017

Plain summary

Child Protection and Family Support Act of 2017 This bill amends Part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the removal and foster care placement of a child to meet the requirements for foster care maintenance payments if the child has been placed with a parent residing in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse. The bill revises requirements for grants to regional partnerships delivering services and producing activities designed to implement IV-E prevention services, improve the well-being of, and improve permanency outcomes for, children and families affected by heroin, opioids and other substance abuse. This grant program is reauthorized for FY2018-FY2022.

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Official text

Child Protection and Family Support Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · 2 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] reported raising $4.8 million (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 Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1268.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s1268 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115