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S. 1465: CONNECT Act

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S. 1465: CONNECT Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-14 · Social Welfare · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

CONNECT Act

Plain summary

Childhood Outcomes Need New Efficient Community Teams or the CONNECT Act This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the Department of Justice, to award grants jointly to state child welfare and juvenile justice agencies to collaborate on data collection related to, and address the needs of, dual-status youth and their families. These are children who have come into contact with both child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Among other application requirements, the agencies must identify senior officials from their agencies and other relevant youth- and family-serving entities that will manage and oversee grant activities.

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · 2 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] reported raising $303,094 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-s1465 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116