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Directs recognition and support for children and adolescents who provide unpaid care to family or household members by urging a designated “National Caregiving Youth Week,” calling for updated national research on caregiving youth, and asking educators, health professionals, researchers, community leaders, and policymakers to learn about and include caregiving youth in caregiver planning and supports. It defines “caregiving youth,” summarizes findings about their numbers and challenges, and encourages inclusion of these young caregivers in statewide family caregiver task forces and federal research efforts.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced November 13, 2025 by Lois Frankel · Last progress November 13, 2025