Legislative Updates

Special Bulletin: Opportunity to Approve Bipartisan Legislation to Assist State, Local and Tribal Agencies in Collecting Child Support

The National Child Support Engagement Association urges the Senate to quickly pass the overwhelmingly bipartisan Protecting America's Children by Strengthening Families Act (H.R. 9076) Read the full Special Bulletin here ...

NCSEA Legislative Quarterly Update

November 15, 2022-The NCSEA Legislative Quarterly Update has been prepared and distributed by the NCSEA Legislative Education Subcommittee. The document is distributed to Congressional Staff members of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees, and other staff members involved in child support legislation. Read the November 2022 edition ...

NCSEA Supports Effort to Establish Task Force Regarding BOP Management of Criminal and Civil Debt Collection Processes

April 29, 2022-NCSEA has written to Representative Lance Gooden supporting his proposal for a bill to establish a joint task force to develop a strategic plan to improve the Bureau of Prison’s (BOP) management of criminal and civil debt collection processes in its Inmate Trust Fund Accounts and to improve ...

NCSEA Legislative Quarterly Update

April 26, 2022-The NCSEA Legislative Quarterly Update has been prepared and distributed by the NCSEA Legislative Education Subcommittee. The document is distributed to Congressional Staff members of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees, and other staff members involved in child support legislation. Read the April 2022 edition ...

Same-Sex Parents and Child Support Program Requirements PIQ

OCSE has issued a Policy Interpretation Question (PIQ) regarding the use of parentage for paternity, in the IV-D program, meeting the needs of today’s families, including same-sex parent families. The full PIQ is available here: : www.acf.hhs.gov/css/policy-guidance/same-sex-parents-and-child-support-program-requirements. NCSEA reached out to OCSE in February, 2022 requesting that OCSE interprets “Paternity” as ...

NCSEA Requests OCSE Interpret “Paternity” as “Parentage” in Title IV-D of the Social Security Act and Federal Regulations

NCSEA has reached out to OCSE requesting that the IV-D programs use parentage for paternity, meeting the needs of today's families, including same-sex parent families. NCSEA believes interpreting the term “paternity” as “parentage” will provide a connection between the child and parents, treat all children equally, and hold both parents ...

Archive for Legislative Updates

Special Bulletin: Opportunity to Approve Bipartisan Legislation to Assist State, Local and Tribal Agencies in Collecting Child Support

NCSEA Legislative Quarterly Update

NCSEA Supports Effort to Establish Task Force Regarding BOP Management of Criminal and Civil Debt Collection Processes

NCSEA Legislative Quarterly Update

Same-Sex Parents and Child Support Program Requirements PIQ

NCSEA Requests OCSE Interpret “Paternity” as “Parentage” in Title IV-D of the Social Security Act and Federal Regulations