S. 1540 · 117th Congress · Senate

Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced
May 10, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act

This bill expands the activities and functions of child welfare programs that support kinship caregiving (i.e., grandparents or other extended family members that provide child caregiving). The bill also expands grants programs for preventing child abuse to prioritize and support the needs of such kinship families.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAY 10, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAY 10, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committees

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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

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Referred: May 10, 2021

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