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S. 639

Referred to Committee

Grandfamilies Technical Assistance Center Act

Introduced 3/9/2021•117th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

3/9/2021 • Senate

Summary

Grandfamilies Technical Assistance Center Act

This bill provides additional FY2021 funding for the Administration for Community Living to establish a National Technical Assistance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families. The center must provide technical assistance to government agencies, nonprofits, and other community-based organizations that support kinship caregiver families. The focus must be on families in which the primary caregiver is 55 years or older or the child has one or more disabilities.

Introduced in Senate • 3/9/2021

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Families
AgingAppropriationsCommunity life and organizationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability assistanceExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsFamily servicesIndian social and development programsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

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Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]

Democrat • PA

Sponsored 3/9/2021

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Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

March 9, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Introduced in Senate3/9/2021

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Current StatusReferred to Committee
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