Proposal:Court Improvement Equity Act

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 117th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.

Bill	HR 8233
Type of Legislation	House Bill
Congress	117
Status	Archived — 117th Congress concluded
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

Court Improvement Equity Act

This bill allows the Northern Mariana Islands to access state grant funds for child welfare court improvements in foster care and adoption proceedings under the Court Improvement Program (CIP).

Under current law, the Northern Mariana Islands may not receive a CIP grant because the CIP program requires that a participating state or U.S. territory be eligible to operate a Title IV-E program (i.e., be eligible to receive federal payments for the provision of foster care and adoption assistance). This bill allows the Northern Mariana Islands, the only U.S. territory not currently eligible for the Title IV-E program, to participate in the CIP program.

Bill Title

Court Improvement Equity Act

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

• 2022-06-24: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
• 2022-06-24: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
• 2022-06-24: Introduced in House
• 2022-06-24: Introduced in House

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.