HR 8555 118th Congress House

Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act

Official title: To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for better protections for children raised in kinship families outside of the foster care system.

Introduced: May 23, 2024 Introduced by: Scanlon, Mary Gay Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

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May 23, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

May 23, 2024

Introduced in House

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Latest action May 23, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Education and Workforce Committee
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Thompson, Glenn

Pennsylvania · May 23, 2024

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8555: Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8555/

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"H.R. 8555: Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8555/.

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H.R. 8555, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8555/.

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