HR 2747
117th Congress
House
Families
Adoption and foster care
Advisory bodies
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Family relationships
Family services
Government information and archives
Mental health
Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act
Introduced: April 21, 2021
Introduced by:
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Democratic
· Pennsylvania
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 21, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1