# 116-hr-5406: To provide grants to owners of grandfamily housing, and for other purposes.

116-hr-5406, To provide grants to owners of grandfamily housing, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5406
- Congress: 116
- Title: To provide grants to owners of grandfamily housing, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2019-12-12
- Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to owners of grand-family housing (i.e., housing dedicated to low-income grandparents or older relative caregivers who are caring full-time for a related child) for housing programming services, equipment, and upkeep and construction of buildings. Additionally, grant recipients must engage with grandparent and older caregivers in the community by performing periodic informational outreach and holding periodic events.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5406 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5406)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5406 (as of 2025-11-18).