S. 4443 · 117th Congress
Informing Grandfamilies Act
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This bill requires states to notify kinship caregivers (e.g., grandparents or other relatives caring for a minor child) about (1) the care and placement options under federal, state, and local laws; (2) the requirements to become a foster family home; (3) whether the state has elected to make guardianship assistance payments; and (4) other policies under…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 22, 2022
Informing Grandfamilies Act
This bill requires states to notify kinship caregivers (e.g., grandparents or other relatives caring for a minor child) about (1) the care and placement options under federal, state, and local laws; (2) the requirements to become a foster family home; (3) whether the state has elected to make guardianship assistance payments; and (4) other policies under the state program that may assist such caregivers.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Informing Grandfamilies Act
Latest action (Jun 22, 2022): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Families · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 22, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.