119th Congress
H.R. 8997
Right to Representation Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Mary Gay Scanlon(D-PA)
- Introduced
- May 21, 2026
- Policy area
- Families
- Committees
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (0)
No cosponsors.
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act, to require States to guarantee legal representation to children and parents involved in child protection proceedings, under the program of Federal payments for foster care, prevention, and permanency, and for other purposes.
Latest action(May 21, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 21, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. - May 21, 2026
Introduced in House