Promoting Permanency Through Kinship Families Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5583 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5583 To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to remove barriers and encourage kinship guardianship, foster, or adoptive placements for children who cannot be safely cared for in their own homes, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2025 Ms. Kamlager-Dove (for herself, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, and Ms. Scanlon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to remove barriers and encourage kinship guardianship, foster, or adoptive placements for children who cannot be safely cared for in their own homes, and for other purposes. 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 ``Promoting Permanency Through Kinship Families Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Reunification with parents, permanent placement with extended family members, and adoption are all permanency options for children who are in, or at risk for entering or re- entering, foster care. (2) The estimated lifetime cost of foster youth who age out of foster care is approximately $6.9 billion. On an annual basis, approximately 23,000 youth age out of foster care (reach the maximum age a State will support them without reunification with family or being placed in a permanent home) with no legal family ties. Over 20 percent of youth who age out of foster care become homeless, 60 percent of sex trafficked youth come from foster care, and 25 percent of youth become involved in the criminal ju