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Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001

Public Law 107-133 · H.R. 2873 · 107th Congress · began in the House

Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Jan 17, 2002 · Families

Sponsor: Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA-2)

Cosponsors (1): Rep. Benjamin Cardin

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001 - Title I: Promoting Safe and Stable Families - Subtitle A: Grants to States for Promoting Safe and Stable Families - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise the stated purpose of the Child and Family Services program to enable States to develop and establish, or expand, and to operate coordinated programs of community-based family support services, family preservation services, time-limited family reunification services, and adoption promotion and support services to: (1) prevent child maltreatment among families at risk through the provision of supportive family services; (2) assure children's safety within the home and preserve intact families in which children have been maltreated, when the family's problems can be addressed effectively; (3) address the problems of families whose children have been placed in foster care so that reunification may occur in a safe and stable manner in accordance with the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997; and (4) support adoptive families by providing necessary support services.

Revises requirements for administration of the Child and Family Services program, authorizing appropriations for FY 2002 through 2006 for promoting safe and stable families and for discretionary grants for State plan activities.

Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 with respect to grants to the highest State courts in States participating in the Child and Family Services program. Requires the Secretary to make such grants to courts to implement improvements deemed necessary as a result of mandatory court assessments to: (1) provide the safety, well-being, and permanence of children in foster care; and (2) implement a corrective action plan, as necessary, resulting from reviews of child and family service programs.

Subtitle B: Mentoring Children of Prisoners - Amends SSA title IV part B to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for mentoring programs in FY 2002 through 2006 to qualified applicant local governments in areas that have significant numbers of children of prisoners. Authorizes appropriations.

Title II: Foster Care and Independent Living - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of SSA title IV to: (1) make it a purpose of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to make available vouchers for education and training, including postsecondary training and education, to youth who have aged out of foster care; (2) provide for the reallocation of unused funds under such program; and (3) extend through FY 2002 the availability of program payments made to a State for FY 2000.

Title III: Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates of this Act.

Committees

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.

  1. Jan 17, 2002Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-133.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jan 11, 2002PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Dec 13, 2001FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Nov 13, 2001FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  7. FloorFloor · Mr. Herger moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Ways and Means Committee
  9. Oct 31, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Ways and Means Committee
  10. Sep 25, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Work and Welfare Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
  11. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Work and Welfare Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
  12. Sep 17, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Work and Welfare Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
  13. Sep 10, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Ways and Means Committee
  14. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.