Bills About Families Sponsored by Karen Bass (D-Calif.)

Rep. Bass sponsored 23 bills about families in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Sept. 11, 2020	H.RES.1101	Expressing support for the designation of September 2020 as "National Kinship Care Month".	11	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 13, 2020	H.R.6848	To temporarily preserve eligibility for foster care benefits, and suspend certain education and work requirements, for youth who would otherwise age out of eligibility for the benefits during a health emergency or disaster declared with respect to the coronavirus pandemic, and for other purposes.	23	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 13, 2020	H.RES.966	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.	35	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sept. 17, 2019	H.R.4352	To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide grants to develop and enhance, or to evaluate, kinship navigator programs, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Aug. 27, 2019	H.RES.542	Expressing support for the designation of September 2019 as "National Kinship Care Month".	6	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
June 3, 2019	H.R.3061	To support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care.	12	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 1, 2019	H.RES.340	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.	55	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct. 2, 2018	H.R.7012	To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide grants to develop and enhance, or to evaluate, kinship navigator programs, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Sept. 27, 2018	H.RES.1093	Expressing support for the designation of September 2018 as "National Kinship Care Month".	50	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 25, 2018	H.RES.914	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.	111	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Sept. 21, 2017	H.RES.531	Expressing support for the designation of September 2017 as "National Kinship Care Month".	51	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
June 20, 2017	H.R.2952	To support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care.	12	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
May 4, 2017	H.RES.314	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.	141	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Sept. 14, 2016	H.RES.867	Expressing support for designation of September 2016 as "National Kinship Care Month".	29	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
May 16, 2016	H.RES.733	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster-care system.	83	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
May 5, 2015	H.RES.251	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster-care system.	131	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jan. 22, 2015	H.R.469	To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to enable State child protective services systems to improve the identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking, and for other purposes.	60	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 11, 2014	H.R.5081	To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to enable State child protective services systems to improve the identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking, and for other purposes.	42	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 8, 2014	H.RES.577	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.	115	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 7, 2013	H.RES.203	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster-care system.	82	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 16, 2012	H.RES.659	Recognizing the goals and ideals of National Foster Care Month.	94	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 26, 2011	H.R.2022	To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the recruitment and retention of foster parents in the United States.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
May 3, 2011	H.RES.242	Recognizing May as "National Foster Care Month".	20	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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