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H.R. 2979 113th Congress House

Guardians for Children Act

Official title: To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to preserve the eligibility of a child for kinship guardianship assistance payments when the guardian is… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to preserve the eligibility of a child for kinship guardianship assistance payments when the guardian is replaced by a successor legal guardian named in the kinship guardianship assistance agreement.

Introduced: August 2, 2013 Introduced by: Lloyd Doggett Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Families Adoption and foster care
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Aug 2, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 2, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 2, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Guardians for Children Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to declare that, in the event of the death or incapacity of the relative guardian, the eligibility of a child for a kinship guardian assistance payment shall not be affected by reason of the replacement of the relative guardian with a successor legal guardian named in the kinship guardianship assistance agreement.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3205 Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act
  • S 1876 Strengthening And Finding Families for Children Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1
Bass, Karen
· Aug 2, 2013
Blumenauer, Earl
· Aug 2, 2013
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Aug 2, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Aug 2, 2013
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Aug 2, 2013
RANGEL, CHARLES
· Aug 2, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2979: Guardians for Children Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2979/
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"H.R. 2979: Guardians for Children Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2979/.
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H.R. 2979, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2979/.
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