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HR 3005 105th Congress House Social Welfare Adoption Chronically ill Critically ill Disabled Economics and Public Finance Families Federal aid to child welfare Foster home care Government Operations and Politics Guardian and ward Health Mentally disabled Parent and child Physically disabled State laws

Standby Guardianship Act

Introduced: November 9, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Nov 18, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Nov 9, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 9, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Standby Guardianship Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to have laws that permit a parent who is chronically ill or near death, without surrendering parental rights, to designate a standby guardian for a minor child whose authority would take effect upon the parent's death, mental incapacity, or physical debilitation and consent.

What's happening now November 18, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 13, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3005: Standby Guardianship Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3005/
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"H.R. 3005: Standby Guardianship Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3005/.
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