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- S.1540
S.1540: Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act
About This Bill
- Introduced May 10, 2021
- Latest Major Action May 10, 2021
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- Introduced in Senate - May 10, 2021
Bill 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.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| May 10, 2021 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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| May 10, 2021 |
Introduced in the Senate by Margaret Hassan (D-N.H.) |