Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act
Sponsor: DAVE CAMP (R-MI)
Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act - Title I: Adoption Incentives Grant Program - (Sec. 101) Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise the adoption incentives grant program (renaming it the adoption and legal guardianship incentive program), creating a new formula for determining adoption incentive payments, and extending the program through FY2016. (Sec.104) Requires states to use amounts paid to them under such program to supplement, and not supplant, any federal or non-federal funds used to provide any service under SSA title IV parts B (Child and Family Services) or E. (Sec. 104) Increases from 24 to 36 the number of months during which incentive program payments are available for expenditure. (Sec. 106) Requires states to: (1) report annually to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the calculation and use of savings resulting from the application of certain requirements to all children, and (2) spend at least 20% of such savings on post-adoption services.
Families Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 7.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 402 | 92.5% |
| Nay | Lost | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 7.5% |