,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bece  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjai,ms4   
,moore 7for herself and ,ms4 ,fudge7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and 
,treatment ,act to ensure that child    
protective services systems do not      
permit the separation of children from  
parents on the basis of poverty1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,family       
,poverty is ,not ,child ,neglect ,act4  
#b4 ,grants to ,states for child abuse  
or neglect prevention and treatment     
programs ,section #ajf7;a7 of the ,child
 ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;a7a77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking     
neglect2 and inserting neglect1 ensuring
 that reports concerning a child's      
living arrangements or subsistence needs
 are addressed through services and     

benefits and that no child is separated 
from the child's parent for reasons of  
poverty22 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71  
by striking response2 and inserting     
response1 except that such system1      
tools1 and protocols shall not authorize
 the separation of any child from the   
child's parent or guardian on the basis 
of poverty24