HR 9796 United States House · 119th Congress

Supporting Grandfamilies Act of 2026

The Supporting Grandfamilies Act of 2026 authorizes $10 million in federal funding to establish a National Technical Assistance Center focused on grandfamilies and kinship families. This center will provide training, resources, and coordination support to organizations serving families where the primary caregiver is age 55 or older, or where a child has a disability. The legislation requires the center to be run by a nonprofit organization with proven expertise in child welfare and experience engaging these families in program design. Funding is intended to help community groups and government programs improve services for children, caregivers, and parents within these family structures.

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Jul 2026

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Introduced Jul 21, 2026 Last action Jul 21, 2026

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Jul 21, 2026

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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.

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Jul 21, 2026

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