Senate Bill 2543
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Supporting Kinship Connections Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 13, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2543
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.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Supporting Kinship Connections Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for developing, enhancing, or evaluating kinship navigator programs; such programs help grandparents and other relative caregivers find and use services to meet the needs of the caregivers and the children they are raising.
March 13, 2018
03/13/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
03/13/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:59 PM