U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 4972

Create Accountable Respectful Environments (CARE) for Children Act

To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to address or assist in resolving the shortage of appropriate foster homes for children, to develop resources to keep sibling groups together, and to provide for a system of checks and balances to ensure a child's ongoing safety and well-being, by providing for the placement of a foster child in cottage family homes and making a child so placed eligible for foster care maintenance payments.

Sponsor

W. Gregory SteubeR-FL-17

Introduced

August 15, 2025, in the House

Issue areas

• Social safety net

Policy area

Families (from the Congressional Research Service)

Full text and actions

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