Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 579) to amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 579 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. STATE PLAN AMENDMENT. (a) In General.--Section 422 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 622) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)(7), by inserting ``through the development and implementation of a family partnership plan which meets the requirements of subsection (d) for identification, recruitment, screening, licensing, support, and retention of foster and adoptive families'' after ``are needed''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(d) Family Partnership Plan Requirements.--For purposes of subsection (b)(7), the requirements for a family partnership plan (in this subsection referred to as the `plan') are the following: ``(1) The plan is developed in consultation with birth, kinship, foster and adoptive families, community-based service providers, technical assistance providers, and youth with lived experience with foster care and adoption.…”