Hearing – Advancing Permanency in Child Welfare: Leveraging Federal Funding for Adoption Programs

Appropriations: House Committee · March 27, 2026

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The committee chair opened the hearing on adoption and child welfare, stressing adoption's role in permanency and citing national statistics about children in foster care and those waiting for adoption.

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A House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on advancing permanency and child welfare heard witnesses urging investments in the permanency workforce, adoption‑competent mental‑health services, and improved federal data and funding design to reduce delays and support post‑adoption stability.

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