Senate Bill 1091
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act
Became Law
Became Public Law 115-196 on Jul 7, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1091
Congress
115
Policy Area
Families
Families
Primary focus of measure is child and family welfare, services, and relationships; marriage and family status; domestic violence and child abuse. Measures concerning public assistance programs or aging may fall under Social Welfare policy area.
checkPassed on March 22, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
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)
Summary
Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act
This bill establishes a Federal Task Force to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.The task force shall identify, promote, coordinate, and publicly disseminate information and resources to help grandparents or other relatives meet the needs of the children in their care and maintain their own health and emotional well-being.
The task force terminates after five years.
June 13, 2018
March 26, 2018
March 22, 2018
March 12, 2018
May 10, 2017
07/07/2018
Became Public Law No: 115-196.
07/07/2018
Signed by President.
06/27/2018
Presented to President.
06/22/2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
06/21/2018
Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 1091 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4351)
06/21/2018
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 1091 by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4351)
06/14/2018
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
06/13/2018
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
06/13/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
06/13/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5131-5132)
06/13/2018
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)
06/13/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1091.
06/13/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5131-5133)
06/13/2018
Mr. Lewis (MN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
03/30/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/26/2018
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.
03/26/2018
Received in the House.
03/23/2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
03/22/2018
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1977-1978; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S1977-1978)
03/22/2018
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)
03/12/2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 343.
03/12/2018
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
02/28/2018
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
05/10/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
05/10/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 22, 2023 7:51:00 PM