H. R. 4972
Introduced in House · August 19, 2025August 15, 2025
Mr. Steube (for himself, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mrs. Cammack, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Soto, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Guest, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Mills) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Create Accountable Respectful Environments (CARE) for Children Act”.