# 116-hr-7976: Suspend the Timeline not Parental Rights in a Public Health Crisis Act

116-hr-7976, Suspend the Timeline not Parental Rights in a Public Health Crisis Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7976
- Congress: 116
- Title: Suspend the Timeline not Parental Rights in a Public Health Crisis Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-08-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Suspend the Timeline not Parental Rights in a Public Health Crisis Act This bill temporarily suspends the requirement for a state to petition for the termination of parental rights for certain children in state foster care during a public health emergency and requires a state to make a reasonable effort to tailor services to the individual needs of a child or family in response to such an emergency.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7976 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7976)

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- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8639: Mental Health Justice Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8639)
- [116-hr-8595: To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and s…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8595)
- [116-hr-8548: Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the O…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8548)
- [116-hr-8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader G…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8402)
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