Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 9796
Supporting Grandfamilies Act of 2026
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Introduced 2026-07-21Topic: social services · budgetSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would provide $10 million to the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2027, available through September 30, 2031, to run a National Technical Assistance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families through a grant or contract. The Center would give training, technical help, coordination, and resources to community groups, government programs, and tribal organizations that serve families where grandparents or other relatives raise children. It would focus mainly on families where the main caregiver is 55 or older or where the child has a disability. The organization chosen to run the Center would have to be a nonprofit with experience working with these families and providing technical assistance.
Sponsors
- Suzanne Bonamici Democrat sponsor
- 3 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and 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. | refer |
| 2026-07-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and 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. | refer |
| 2026-07-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and 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. | refer |
| 2026-07-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and 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. | refer |
| 2026-07-21 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-07-21 | Introduced in House | introduce |