# 117-hr-8620: Helping HANDS for Families Act

117-hr-8620, Helping HANDS for Families Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8620
- Congress: 117
- Title: Helping HANDS for Families Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2022-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Helping Households And Neighbors Distribute Services for Families Act or the Helping HANDS for Families Act This bill allows states and tribes to use funds to provide an online portal to facilitate the provision of community support for families and children under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families grant program.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25] (R-CA), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8620 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8620)

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- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-8876: Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8876)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-1282: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1282)
- [117-hres-118: Expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, a…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-118)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8620 (as of 2025-11-18).