S. 1091
115th Congress
Senate
Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act
Official title: An Act to establish a Federal Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.
Families
Child care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversight
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Department of Health and Human ServicesDrug trafficking and controlled substancesExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsGovernment information and archives
Everywhere this bill has been
25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-196.
Jul 7, 2018
Signed by President.
Jun 27, 2018
Presented to President.
Jun 22, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 21, 2018
Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 1091 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4351)
Jun 21, 2018
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 1091 by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4351)
Jun 14, 2018
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Jun 13, 2018
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jun 13, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 13, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5131-5132)
Jun 13, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5131-5132)
Jun 13, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1091.
Jun 13, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5131-5133)
Jun 13, 2018
Mr. Lewis (MN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 26, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 26, 2018
Received in the House.
Mar 23, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 22, 2018
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1977-1978; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S1977-1978)
Mar 22, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1977-1978; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S1977-1978)
Mar 12, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 343.
Mar 12, 2018
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Feb 28, 2018
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 10, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 10, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Ask about this bill
Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.
Latest action
Became Public Law No: 115-196.
Plain-English summary
Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act
(Sec. 3) This bill establishes an Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.The council must identify, promote, coordinate, and publicly disseminate information and resources to help older relatives meet the needs of the children in their care and maintain their own health and emotional well-being.
The council must report on the information and resources.
The bill terminates the council after three years.
Related & companion bills
2
Bill text
7 versions
- Engrossed Amendment House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
- Engrossed in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
- Enrolled Bill Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
- Public Law Formatted Text PDF United States Legislative Markup
- Referred in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
- Reported to Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1091: Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1091/
"S. 1091: Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1091/.
S. 1091, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1091/.
[S. 1091: Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1091/)