The Court Improvement Equity Act authorizes federal grants to be distributed to the highest courts in U.S. territories including Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands to help them assess and improve their handling of foster care and adoption proceedings. These grants would focus specifically on improving court processes related to child safety, permanency, and well-being in jurisdictions that do not currently operate federal child welfare programs. The bill modifies the existing court improvement grant program under the Social Security Act to ensure these territories receive equitable funding allocation before other grant distributions are made. Courts receiving grants would be required to provide the federal government with information about how they spend the funds upon request. The legislation was introduced in November 2024 and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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