The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2026
S 162 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Chuck Grassley (R)

Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025

Requires states to develop family partnership plans to boost foster and adoptive family recruitment.

Tradeoff

States must create recruitment and data-collection plans for foster and adoptive families, with no federal funding authorization or specified in the bill.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the Senate by on June 11, 2026. The bill is now in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jan 21, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Finance(Jan 21, 2025)

  3. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 11, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Finance

    Discharged(Jun 11, 2026)

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Jun 15, 2026)