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Q&A: Foster Care Month

foster care? A: I work to strengthen child welfare policies, help families thrive and empower the next generation … input and ideas from foster care alumni and child welfare specialists to improve programs and fix what

Ernst Pushes to Increase Access to Child Care for Iowa Families

Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is working to strengthen child care access, affordability, and quality in rural communities across … Rural Development programs to prioritize projects that expand child care options for American families, workers, and employers — helping

Ernst Exposes the Inside Jobs Enabling Fraud

might be. “The absence of children at the child care center should have been another dead giveaway … gave nearly $10 million to the now-closed child care center. “I am revealing today that the Quality

Grassley, Luján Introduce Bill to Better Prepare Foster Youth for Transition into Adulthood, Including Vital Documents and Available Services

setting up a process that ensures each child gets these materials so they can pursue success in their … state to retain safely). Documentation to prove the child is in foster care. A document informing them

Grassley Addresses Law Enforcement Leaders, Highlights Congressional Efforts to Support Officers

enforcement and prosecutors the tools to fight child exploitation from heinous groups like the 764 network. It also … strengthens the laws penalizing child sex abuse material and modernizes the sentencing laws. We’ve also worked closely

Judiciary Committee Advances Six Bills to Back the Blue During National Police Week

would void non-disclosure agreements silencing survivors of child sexual abuse. The committee also reported the following nominations

Grassley Cheers House Passage of Combating Organized Retail Crime Act

Woods Act , to crack down on online child exploitation, and the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act , to fight

Q&A: Salute to Small Business

make ends meet. Big boost to employer-provided child care tax credit – $600,000 for small businesses – helps … them cover more of their employees’ child care costs. That’s a win for families, workers and employers

Grassley, Durbin Applaud Senate Passage of Legislation Securing Nationwide Background Checks for Child Care Workers

Comprehensive Health and Integrity in Licensing and Documentation (CHILD) Act to secure nationwide background checks for all individuals … thoroughly vetted – it’s common sense. The bipartisan CHILD Act will ensure all child care workers, including contractors

Q&A: Tax Season Delivers Historic Tax Refunds

families can use to buy groceries, pay for child care, put gas in the car and invest … than 34 million Americans benefited from the enhanced Child Tax Credit that was permanently doubled, helping cash-strapped

Ernst Champions Access to Child Care for Military Families

introduced the Helping Ensure Reliable Opportunities (HERO) in Child Care for Military Families Act to help servicemembers more … easily access quality, affordable, and consistent child care. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Rep. Jen Kiggans

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Grassley Releases New and Disturbing Information on Online Child Exploitation, Presses Tech Giants for Answers

companies for allegedly failing to sufficiently report online child sexual exploitation, frustrating law enforcement investigations into online child … submittedover 17 million reports of suspected online child exploitation. According to NCMEC, these eight companies collectively accounted

Grassley, Cornyn, Colleagues Target Child Predators in New Legislation

clarify that the passive engagement of a child in sexually explicit conduct violates federal law, specifically addressing … loophole, the bipartisanChild Predators Accountability Actmakes clear that child exploitation will never be tolerated, and anyone who uses

Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Landmark Online Child Safety Package

address disturbing developments in online child exploitation. TheJames T. Woods Act, named after a high school student … package would update lax federal sentencing laws penalizing child sex abuse material and create two new crimes

Grassley Opens Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting on Bipartisan Child Safety Package

Major Law Enforcement, Child Safety Groups Laud Bipartisan Child Safety Package Ahead of Committee Vote

WASHINGTON– Over two dozen law enforcement and child safety organizations voiced their support for Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman … Ranking Member Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.)bipartisan child safety billsahead of tomorrow’sJudiciary Committee vote. TheSentencing Accountability

Ernst: Here’s how to make sure our military gets maximum ‘bang’ for the taxpayer’s buck

stole $109 million by creating a false child-care company, sending invoices to the military and cashing

ICYMI: Grassley Joins Dr. Phil to Discuss His Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Kids Online

histhree bipartisan billsto combat the rise in online child abuse and hold violent criminals accountable. The legislative package … sentencing laws, crack down on offenders who use child sex abuse material (CSAM) to extort and coerce children

Q&A: New Law Helps Kids with Complex Medical Needs

their care. Our legislation empowers families and their child’s team of health care professionals to streamline

Judiciary Committee Advances Three U.S. Attorney Nominations and Bipartisan Crime Legislation

Minn.), to assist law enforcement investigations into child sexual exploitation. Watch the executive business meeting HERE . Read Chairman

Grassley Pushes CMS to Provide Timely Follow Up Care for Children on Medicaid Who Have Experienced Suicidal Thoughts or Behaviors

that, of the 258,458 unique hospitalizations or child emergency department visits for suicidal ideations or behaviors … half of the 258,458 unique hospitalizations or child emergency department visits for suicidal ideations or behaviors

Grassley, Bennet Legislation to Improve Kids’ Access to Life-Saving Medical Care Becomes Law

pediatric specialty teams from across the country. Their child’s life depends on it. This legislation will make … have limited access to life altering therapies. No child’s chance at survival or quality of life should

Ernst Stands Up for the Unborn

Senate by increasing access to affordable, high-quality child care, so working parents can rest assured their little … explicitly recognize and protect an unborn child’s right to life. “Each and every

Q&A: $85 Billion and Counting

struggling to buy groceries and pay for child care, reports of bad actors looting federal programs for children