H.R. 8757
Promoting Childhood Independence and Resilience Act of 2026
Sponsor: Blake D. Moore
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(a) Marylee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program
(1) State plan requirement. Section 432(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(a)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (10), by striking and after the semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (11), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
(12) provides a description of the State policies in place, including training for employees, to address child welfare reports and investigations concerning the living arrangements or needs of a child, with the goal of preventing unnecessary and traumatic investigations of parents or the separation of a child from a parent or custodian of the child solely due to the child participating in reasonable childhood independence activities.
(2) Definition of reasonable childhood independence activities. Section 431(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(13) Reasonable childhood independence activities. The term reasonable childhood independence activities has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note).
(b) Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program
(1) State plan requirement. Section 422(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (18), by striking and after the semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (19), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
(20) describe the State policies in place, including training for staff of the State agency or local agency responsible for furnishing child welfare services, to address child welfare reports and investigations concerning the living arrangements or needs of a child, with the goal of preventing unnecessary and traumatic investigations of parents or the separation of a child from a parent or custodian of the child solely due to the child participating in reasonable childhood independence activities.
(2) Definition of reasonable childhood independence activities. Section 422(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 622(c)) is amended by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
(2) Reasonable childhood independence activities. The term reasonable childhood independence activities has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note).