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HR 2959 100th Congress House Social Welfare Antipoverty program Day care Disabled Grandparents Labor and Employment Mentally handicapped Mentally handicapped children Older workers Public Welfare and Charities Volunteer workers

A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to permit Foster Grandparent services to be provided to mentally retarded individuals without regard to the age of such individuals.

Introduced: July 15, 1987 See on congress.gov
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Aug 12, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jul 15, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 15, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to eliminate chronological age requirements with respect to mentally retarded individuals for purposes of eligibility to receive foster grandparent services.

What's happening now August 12, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 15, 1987
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 15, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2959: A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to permit Foster Grandparent services to be provided to mentally retarded individuals without regard to the age of such individuals.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2959/
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"H.R. 2959: A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to permit Foster Grandparent services to be provided to mentally retarded individuals without regard to the age of such individuals.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2959/.
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H.R. 2959, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2959/.
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[H.R. 2959: A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to permit Foster Grandparent services to be provided to mentally retarded individuals without regard to the age of such individuals.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2959/)
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