Hidden Foster Care Transparency Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Sep 19, 2025
What it does
The Hidden Foster Care Transparency Act would require states to measure and publicly report data on hidden foster care arrangements—defined as separations of children from parents without state responsibility, court orders, or court oversight—including the number of children involved, outcomes of those arrangements, types of allegations, services provided, and legal representation for parents. The bill mandates that states submit this data as a condition for receiving federal child welfare funds under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, and requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to compile and publish an annual national report to Congress based on state submissions. The goal…
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