Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Summary
The bill changes part B of title IV of the Social Security Act so that child protective services cannot remove children from their parents just because the family is poor. It applies to all state child welfare systems and aims to keep low‑income families together unless there is another legitimate safety concern. The measure seeks to protect children from unnecessary separations based on economic status.
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