Urge the U.S. House of Representatives to pass bipartisan legislation supporting child welfare and child support enforcement programs

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After unanimously passing out of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on July 24, the bipartisan Protecting America's Children by Strengthening Families Act(H.R. 9076) is set for House consideration during the week of September 16. The bill makes modest improvements to Title IV-B programs, including new resources for child welfare workforce recruitment and retention and additional flexibility to serve families experiencing poverty. The measure will be considered in conjunction with the bipartisan Strengthening State and Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act (H.R. 7906), which is a critical technical fix that will protect the continuity of operations for county child support enforcement agencies.  

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