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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to permit Foster Grandparent services to be provided to mentally retarded individuals without regard to the age of such individuals.

H.R. 2959Introduced Jul 15, 1987Policy area: Social Welfare
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 12, 1988 — Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

33 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 20 Democrats

21 of 33 cosponsors (64%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), George Crockett (D-MI), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Glenn English (D-OK), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), William Hughes (D-NJ), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Jerry Lewis (R-CA), Lynn Martin (R-IL), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Howard Nielson (R-UT), Ron Packard (R-CA), Robert Roe (D-NJ), James Scheuer (D-NY), Norman Shumway (R-CA), Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and 3 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Alfred McCandless.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-37 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.