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HR 2221 100th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Adoption Children and youth Civil service compensation Costs Employee benefit plans Federal employees Federal employees and officials Postal Services and Facilities Postal employees

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the reimbursement of expenses incurred by a Federal employee in the adoption of a child.

Introduced: April 29, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 1987
Executive Comment Received From GAO.
May 12, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
May 6, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM, GAO.
Apr 29, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Apr 29, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the head of each Federal agency to establish a program under which agency employees shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the adoption of a child.

Allows a reimbursement only: (1) after the adoption becomes final; (2) if, at the time of adoption, the child is under 18 years of age and unmarried; and (3) if appropriate written application has been filed as may be required. Provides that a reimbursement shall be payable only if, or to the extent that, similar benefits have not met the full amount of adoption expenses. Prohibits a reimbursement from exceeding $2,000. Provides for determining reimbursement amounts when both adopting parents are Federal employees.

Prohibits the denial of a reimbursement from being based on the marital status of the applicant.

Allows the Office of Personnel Management to issue general guidelines for the uniform administration of this Act.

Makes this Act applicable to Postal Service employees.

What's happening now May 27, 1987

Executive Comment Received From GAO.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 29, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2221: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the reimbursement of expenses incurred by a Federal employee in the adoption of a child.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2221/
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"H.R. 2221: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the reimbursement of expenses incurred by a Federal employee in the adoption of a child.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2221/.
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H.R. 2221, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2221/.
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[H.R. 2221: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the reimbursement of expenses incurred by a Federal employee in the adoption of a child.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2221/)
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