HB5028: Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to ensure that child protective services systems do not permit the separation of children from parents on the basis of poverty, and for other purposes.
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This bill would change federal child welfare law to prevent states from removing children from their parents solely because the family is poor. Currently, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act sets rules for how states handle suspected child abuse and neglect. The bill aims to stop states from treating poverty itself as a reason to separate families. It has been introduced in Congress but has not yet been assigned to a or scheduled for votes.
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HB5028: Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act