House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Promoting Permanency Through Kinship Families Act
Official title: To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to remove barriers and encourage kinship guardianship, foster, or adoptive placements for children who cannot be safely cared for in their own homes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 26, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 26, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5583.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 158, September 26, 2025, Page H4502):This bill updates the requirements for states with respect to foster care and adoption assistance to promote kinship placements.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 26, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 128 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5583, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5583
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 18, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove.
- H.R. 5185 (119th) To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code.
- H.R. 5021 (119th) American Decade of Sports Act
- H.R. 4332 (119th) YALI Act of 2025
- H.R. 4505 (119th) Export Controls Enforcement Act
- H.R. 7669 (119th) Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls Act
- H.R. 4995 (119th) Enduring Welcome Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.