A bill spearheaded by an Illinois lawmaker to reform the child welfare program is now law.

Republican Congressman Darin LaHood's bill, Supporting America's Children and Families Act, is a first-in-a-generation bipartisan bill that reforms part of the Social Security Act.

Some key takeaways of the bill feature the reduction of paperwork for state agencies and caseworkers by 15 percent.

According to LaHood, the law has the backing of 228 child welfare organizations and 26 governors.