S. 2777 · 116th Congress
Family First Transition Act
Key: what the circles and colors mean
Each circle is a bill. The ring fills as it moves through Congress:
Under the number: the Yea · Nay count of its final (or latest) recorded vote. On a member's page, the small badge is how that member voted: Y Yea / Aye, N Nay / No, P Present, – Not voting.
Gold and violet are only for Yea and Nay; they never mean a party. A member's party is the letter on their photo.
Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
R
GrassleySponsor16 cosponsors · 11 D, 5 R
D
Wyden
SB
D
Brown
DF
D
Feinstein
RP
R
Portman
MR
R
Rubio
BC
D
Casey
CG
R
Gardner
SC
R
Collins
TC
R
Cotton
CC
D
Cortez Masto
KH
D
Harris
TK
D
Kaine
JM
D
Merkley
JM
D
Manchin
JS
D
Shaheen
JT
D
Tester1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill provides additional funding for, and otherwise modifies, implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act, which provides state, tribal, and territorial child welfare agencies with certain spending flexibilities to support substance abuse services, mental health services, and other services that prevent children's entry into foster care.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Nov 5, 2019
Family First Transition Act
This bill provides additional funding for, and otherwise modifies, implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act, which provides state, tribal, and territorial child welfare agencies with certain spending flexibilities to support substance abuse services, mental health services, and other services that prevent children's entry into foster care.
Specifically, the bill provides one-time funding to jurisdictions to reduce adverse fiscal impacts associated with transitioning funding sources in relation to the new spending flexibilities. The bill also provides additional funding for FY2020 and FY2021 for jurisdictions with certain waivers (currently set to expire at the end of FY2019) that allow them to provide services not authorized under the traditional foster care program.
In addition, the bill temporarily delays a requirement that at least 50% of certain funds be spent on programs and services that meet the criteria for well-supported practices. For FY2020 and FY2021, this requirement shall not apply, and for FY2022 and FY2023, programs and services that meet the criteria for supported practices shall be considered well-supported practices.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Family First Transition Act
Latest action (Nov 5, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Families · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Nov 5, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.