Amendment105th Congress
At the end of the bill, add the following (and conform the table of contents accordingly): \ SEC. 16. STANDBY GUARDIANSHIP. \ It is the sense of the Congress that the States should have in effect laws and procedures that permit any parent who is chronically ill or near death, without surrendering parental rights, to designate a standby guardian for the parent's minor children, whose authority would take effect upon-- \ (1) the death of the parent; \ (2) the mental incapacity of the parent; or \ (3) the physical debilitation and consent of the parent.
- Amendment Number
- 49
- Description
- At the end of the bill, add the following (and conform the table of contents accordingly): \ SEC. 16. STANDBY GUARDIANSHIP. \ It is the sense of the Congress that the States should have in effect laws and procedures that permit any parent who is chronically ill or near death, without surrendering parental rights, to designate a standby guardian for the parent's minor children, whose authority would take effect upon-- \ (1) the death of the parent; \ (2) the mental incapacity of the parent; or \ (3) the physical debilitation and consent of the parent.
- Purpose
- An amendment to express that it is the sense of congress that states should enact "stand-by-guardian" laws, to allow terminally ill parents to designate a guardian to take over all parental responsibilities at a predetermined time.
- Congress
- 105
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Apr 30, 1997
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Maloney (NY) amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 13:37:30
- Submitted Date
- Apr 30, 1997
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021