S. 2587 · 116th Congress
Continuation Of Useful Resources To States Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- John Cornyn
- Introduced
- 2019-09-26
- Latest action
- 2019-09-26 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Continuation of Useful Resources to States Act or COURTS Act
This bill extends funding through FY2023 for (1) the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program, and (2) a formula-based grant program to improve foster-care and adoption proceedings in state courts. In addition, the bill makes changes to the latter program, including by requiring grantees to expend a portion of funds on data collection and data sharing activities and by reserving funding for a competitive grant program for tribal courts.