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Family Caregiver Support Act of 1991

Introduced: April 25, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 30, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Apr 25, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 25, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 25, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Caregiver Support Act of 1991 - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXI entitled "Grants to States for Family Caregiver Support Programs" to establish a program to enable States to furnish services to support informal caregivers of individuals with functional disabilities.

Outlines State plan requirements for such caregiver support services, including requirements that: (1) States must support 50 percent of program administration costs; (2) services may not supplant Medicare or Medicaid (titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act) or private insurance otherwise available to eligible recipients of services; and (3) persons with incomes exceeding 200 percent of the Federal poverty level must pay on a sliding fee scale established by the State, up to a maximum annual income of $75,000.

Caps total annual Federal expenditures at $2,400 per eligible recipient.

Authorizes appropriations to carry out the new title.

What's happening now May 10, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 8, 1991
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 25, 1991
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 24, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jul 24, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 24, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 18, 1991
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2106: Family Caregiver Support Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2106/
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