Create Accountable Respectful Environments (CARE) for Children Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4972 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4972 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 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 r…