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Senate bill · S. 5065 (119th Congress)

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

U.S. Senate

Latest action Jul 22, 2026

Sponsor: Margaret Wood Hassan (U.S. Senator for New Hampshire, Democratic)

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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.

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Summary

Would amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to address protections for children raised in kinship families - households where relatives or close family friends raise children outside the foster care system. The bill includes congressional findings on the number of children in such arrangements.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · U.S. Senate

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Full history

  1. Jul 22, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. Senate

    U.S. Senate

  2. Jul 22, 2026

    Referred to committee

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

  3. Jul 22, 2026

    Referred to committee

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

  4. Jul 22, 2026

    Referred to committee

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

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