A bill 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.

Margaret Wood Hassan

Democrat · NH · Senator

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• Susan M. Collins (R-ME)Original· 2026-07-22

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

2026-07-22

Source: Congress.gov

The proposal would strengthen protections and support for children living with relatives (like grandparents or aunts and uncles) outside the formal foster care system, ensuring these kinship families have access to the same safeguards and resources as children in traditional foster care. Currently, many children in kinship arrangements lack legal oversight and services that could help keep them safe and healthy. The changes would help close this gap by extending child abuse prevention standards and support services to these informal family arrangements.

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