What is Congress doing to help children in foster care?
Several members of Congress have introduced legislation to help children in foster care: The Adoption Equality Act (S.1462/H.R. 4091) introduced respectively by Sen. Jay D. Rockefeller and Rep. Jim Cooper, removes the income eligibility requirements for children with special needs so that such children are eligible to receive federal adoption assistance payments. Removing such income eligibility requirements greatly helps children with special needs find the loving, permanent families they deserve The Partnership for Children and Families Act (H.R. 4207) introduced by Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) strengthens the federal/state partnership for both adoption assistance and foster care maintenance by eliminating the outdated income eligibility requirements that prevent all abused and neglected children from being eligible for federal foster care support. The bill also makes improvements to ensure that all children with special needs in foster care are eligible for adoption assistance, and a
