House Bill 5583
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 10, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
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
5583
Congress
116
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.
No House votes have been held for this 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.
January 10, 2020
01/10/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
01/10/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:15:08 PM