U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 9878
Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act
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.
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- Sponsor
- Mary Gay ScanlonD-PA-5
- Introduced
- July 22, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Families (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (2)
1 Democrat, 1 Republican. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Glenn ThompsonR-PA-15
Signed on later
- Gwen MooreD-WI-4August 13, 2026