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Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act

Introduced: January 10, 2020 Introduced by: Scanlon, Mary Gay Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act

This bill expands the activities and functions of child welfare programs that support kinship caregiving (i.e., grandparents or other extended family members that provide child caregiving). The bill also expands grants programs for preventing child abuse to prioritize and support the needs of such kinship families.

What's happening now January 10, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Wild, Susan
· Sep 29, 2020
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jan 13, 2020
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jan 10, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5583: Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5583/
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"H.R. 5583: Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5583/.
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H.R. 5583, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5583/.
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