PA Bill Number: HB797
Title: Further providing for requirements of membership, for married persons and pensions to surviving spouses and for eligibility of surviving spouses.
Description: Further providing for requirements of membership, for married persons and pensions to surviving spouses and for eligibility of surviving s ...
Last Action: Re-reported as committed
Last Action Date: Apr 20, 2026
Proposed Federal Senate Legislation HB8555
Legislation Overview
Title: Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act
Subject:
Description: To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for better protections for children raised in kinship families outside of the foster care system.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Last Action Date: May 23, 2024
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8555/all-info
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Mary Gay Scanlon (D); Glenn Thompson (R)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 23 2024 | Introduced in House |
| House | May 23 2024 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jul 16 2024 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Education And The Workforce
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
Comments On This Bill
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