Child Welfare Testimony
FEDERAL TESTIMONY - COMPLETE TRANSCRIPTS
House Ways and Means Committee Hearings
111th Congress
Serial No. 111-30. Hearing on the Implementation of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, September 15, 2009.
Serial No. 111-24. Hearing on Proposals to Provide Federal Funding for Early Childhood Home Visitation Programs, June 9, 2009.
House Ways and Means Committee Hearings
110th Congress
Serial No. 110-48. Disconnected and Disadvantaged Youth, July 19, 2007.
Serial No. 110-53. Children Who Age Out of the Foster Care System, July 12, 2007.
Serial No. 110-83. Prescription Psychotropic Drug Use Among Children in Foster Care, May 8, 2007.
Serial No. 110-71. Improving rhe Child Welfare System, March 1, 2007.
House Ways and Means Committee Hearings
109th Congress
Serial No. 109-14. Federal Foster Care Financing, June 9, 2005.
Serial No. 109-8. Protections for Foster Children Enrolled in Clinical Trials, May 18, 2005.
Serial No. 109-73. To Review Proposals to Improve Child Protective Services, May 11, 2006.
House Ways and Means Committee Hearings
108th Congress
Serial No. 108-62. Hearing to Examine Child Welfare Reform Proposals, July 13, 2004.
Serial No. 108-61. Failure to Protect Child Safety, June 17, 2004.
Serial No. 108-54. State Efforts to Comply with Federal Child Welfare Reviews, May 13, 2004.
Serial No. 108-30. To Review Federal and State Oversight of Child Welfare Programs, January 28, 2004.
Serial No. 108-28. To Examine Recent Failure to Protect Child Safety, November 6, 2003.
Serial No. 108-29. Improved Monitoring of Vulnerable Children, November 19, 2003.
Serial No. 108-23. Bush Administration Foster Care Flexible Funding Proposal, June 11, 2003.
Serial No. 108-18. Implementation of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, April 8, 2003.
House Ways and Means Committee Hearings
107th Congress
Serial No. 107-18. Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program, May 10, 2001.
House Ways and Means Committee Hearings
106th Congress
Serial No. 106-98. Increasing State Flexibility in Use of Federal Child Protection Funds, July 20, 2000.
Serial No. 106-63. Child Protection Issues, March 23, 2000.
Serial No. 106-84. Child Protection Review System, February 17, 2000.
Serial No. 106-73. H.R. 5292, "The Flexible Funding for Child Protection Act of 2000", January 3, 2000
Serial No. 106-39. Promoting Adoption and Other Permanent Placements, July 20, 1999.
Serial No. 106-22. Foster Care Independent Living, May 13, 1999.
Serial No. 106-25. Child Protection Oversight, April 22, 1999.
Serial No. 106-26. Challenges Confronting Older Children Leaving Foster Care, March 9, 1999.
House Ways and Means Committee Hearings
105th Congress
Serial No. 105-99. Child Protection Programs in Florida, December 14, 1998
Serial No. 105-111. Implementation of the Interethnic Adoption Amendments, September 15, 1998.
Serial No. 105-102. Adoption Reunion Registries and Screening of Adults Working with Children, June 11, 1998.
House Ways and Means Committee Hearings
104th Congress
Serial No. 104-56. Joint Hearing on H.R. 3467, Saving Our Children: The American Renewal Act of 1996, July 30, 1996.
Serial No. 104-76. Barriers to Adoption, June 27, 1996.
Serial No. 104-33. Federal Adoption Policy, May 10, 1995.
Serial No. 104-14. Child Care and Child Welfare, February 4, 1995.
Serial No. 104-12. Child Welfare Programs, January 23, 1995.
FEDERAL TESTIMONY - SELECTED INDIVIDUAL TESTIMONY
Opening statement of
Senator James Abourezk
Indian Child Welfare Program, Hearing
before the Subcommittee on Indian Affairs, Committee on Interior and Insular
Affairs, United States Senate, April 8 and 9, 1974.
Testimony of Douglas J.
Besharov
Director, National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
Before
the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families of the Committee on Ways
and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, March 3, 1987.
Testimony of William Byler
and Bert Hirch
Indian Child Welfare Program, Hearing before the
Subcommittee on Indian Affairs, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs,
United States Senate, April 8 and 9, 1974.
Statement of John
Castillo
Chairman, ICWA Task Force
Indian Child Welfare Act,
Hearing before the Select Subcommittee on Indian Affairs, United States
Senate, November 10, 1987.
Testimony of Deborah
Daro
President Clinton's Budget Proposal for New Funding for Child
Welfare Services Targeted for Family Preservation Services, Hearing,
Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House
of Representatives, April 21, 1993.
Deborah Daro of the National Committee
for the Prevention of Child Abuse describes Healthy Families America,
the goal of which "is to bring home visitation services to all new parents."
Statement of Goldie
Denny
Director of Social Services, Quinault Nation and National
Congress of American Indians
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1977,
Select Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, August 4, 1977.
Prepared statement of Daniel
J. Evans
U.S. Senator from Washington, Vice Chairman, Select Committee
on Indian Affairs
Indian Child Welfare Act, Hearing before the
Select Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, May 11, 1988.
Testimony of Dr. Vincent
Fontana
Proposed Extension of the Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act, Hearings before the Subcommittee of Education and Labor,
U.S. House of Representatives, February 25 and March 11, 1977.
Testimony of Patricia
Hanges
Children in State Care: Ensuring Their Protection and
Support, Hearing before the Committee on Children, Youth and Families of
the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, September 25,
1986.
Testimony of Carol Lamb
Hopkins
Balancing Diverging Interests, Hearing before the Senate
Committee on Labor and Human Resources, Subcommittee on Children and Families
Hearing on Child Protection, May 25, 1995.
Opening Statement of Nancy L. Johnson
Connecticut, Chairman, Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Increasing State Flexibility in Use of Federal Child Protection Funds, Hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, July 20, 2000.
Statement of Denise
Kane
Inspector General, Illinois Department of Children and Family
Services
State of Child Welfare Services, Hearing, Subcommittee on
Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of
Representatives, June 21, 1993.
Statement of Julie
Kitka
Alaskan Federation of Natives
Indian Child Welfare Act,
Hearing before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate,
November 10, 1987.
Testimony of Jane
Knitzer
Children's Defense Fund
Amendments to Social Services,
Foster Care, and Child Welfare Programs, Hearing, Subcommittee on Public
Assistance and Unemployment ompensation, Committe on Ways and Means, U.S.
House of Representatives, March 22 and 27, 1979.
Testimony of David
Liederman
Executive Director, Child Welfare League of
America
State of Child Welfare Services, Hearing, Subcommittee of
Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of
Representatives, June 21, 1993.
Testimony of Dennis
Lepak
Foster Care, Child Welfare, and Adoption Reforms, Joint
Hearings before the Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment
Compensation of the Committee on Ways and Means and the Select Committee on
Children, Youth and Families, U.S. House of Representatives, April 13 and 28,
May 12, 1988.
Testimony of Marcia Robinson
Lowry and Boyd A.
Children's Rights Project
Foster Care, Child
Welfare, and Adoption Reforms, Joint Hearings before the Subcommittee on
Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation of the Committee on Ways and
Means and the Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. House of
Representatives, April 13 and 28, May 12, 1988.
Written Testimony of Marcia
Robinson Lowry and Boyd A.
Children's Rights Project
Foster Care,
Child Welfare, and Adoption Reforms, Joint Hearings before the
Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation of the
Committee on Ways and Means and the Select Committee on Children, Youth and
Families, U.S. House of Representatives, April 13 and 28, May 12, 1988.
Written Testimony of Marcia
Robinson Lowry
Children's Rights Project
Child Welfare
Programs, Hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on
Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, January 23, 1995.
Testimony of Kee
MacFarlane
Child Abuse and Daycare, Joint Hearing before the
Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Children, Youth and Families,
U.S. House of Representatives, September 17, 1984.
Testimony of Carolyn B.
Maloney
President Clinton's Budget Proposal for New Funding for
Child Welfare Services Targeted for Family Preservation Services, Hearing,
Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House
of Representatives, April 21, 1993.
Opening remarks of Chairman
George Miller
Continuing Crisis in Foster Care: Issues and
Problems, Hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth and
Families of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives,
April 22, 1987.
Testimony of Michael
Petit
Deputy Director Child Welfare League of America
Child
Welfare Programs, Hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the
Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, January 23, 1995.
Testimony of Robert G.
Schwartz
Executive Director, Juvenile Law Center,
Philadelphia
Federally Funded Child Welfare, Foster Care, and Adoption
Assistance Programs, Hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of
the Committee of Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, April 4 and 5,
1990.
Written Testimony of
Robert G. Schwartz
Executive Director, Juvenile Law Center,
Philadelphia
Federally Funded Child Welfare, Foster Care, and Adoption
Assistance Programs, Hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of
the Committee of Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, April 4 and 5,
1990.
Testimony of Mark
Soler
Director, Youth Law Center
Children in State Care: Ensuring
Their Protection and Support, Hearing before the Committee on Children,
Youth and Families of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of
Representatives, September 25, 1986.
Statement of Rena
Uviller
Director, Juvenile Rights Project, American Civil Liberties
Union
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1977, Hearing before the Select
Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, August 4, 1977.
Testimony of Jim
Wade
Balancing Diverging Interests, Hearing before the Senate
Committee on Labor and Human Resources, Subcommittee on Children and Families
Hearing on Child Protection, May 25, 1995.
Testimony of Anita
Weinberg
Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, Children's Rights
Project
State of Child Welfare Services, Hearing before the
Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House
of Representatives, June 21, 1993.
Testimony of Diane
Weinroth
Child Advocacy and Protection Committee, Bar Association of
the District of Columbia
Children in State Care: Ensuring Their
Protection and Support, Hearing before the Committee on Children, Youth
and Families of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of
Representatives, September 25, 1986.
Testimony of Richard
Wexler
National Coalition for Child Protection Reform
Balancing
Diverging Interests, Hearing before the Senate Committee on Labor and
Human Resources Subcommittee on Children and Families Hearing on Child
Protection, May 25, 1995.
Testimony of Benjamin S.
Wolf
Director Children's and Institutionalized Project of the American
Civil Liberties Union of Illinois
State of Child Welfare Services,
Hearing, Subcommittee of Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means,
U.S. House of Representatives, June 21, 1993.
Testimony of Kenneth
Wooden
Director, National Coalition for Children's Justice
Foster
Care: Problems and Issues, Hearings before the Subcommittee on Select
Education, Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives,
September 8, 1976
STATE AND LOCAL TESTIMONY
Testimony of Terry A.
Dawson
Before the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission Austin, Texas June
19-20, 1996. An hypertext document with links to exhibits.
Testimony of Carol Lamb
Hopkins
Before the California State Judiciary Committee, May 9, 1995.
Testimony of TC
Mosier
United Foster Families for Children
SRS Oversight Transition
Committee, Topeka, Kansas. November 4, 1997.
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