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S 1628 101th Congress Senate Taxation Adoption Costs Disabled Exceptional children Federal employees Income tax Tax deductions

Special Needs Adoption Assistance Act of 1989

Introduced: September 14, 1989 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 14, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 14, 1989
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Special Needs Adoption Assistance Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction for qualified adoption expenses. Allows such deduction whether or not a taxpayer itemizes deductions.

Directs the Office of Personnel Management to establish a demonstration program under which an employee is reimbursed for qualifying adoption expenses incurred in connection with the adoption of a child with special needs. Requires a report to the President and the Congress by October 1, 1992, on such program.

What's happening now September 14, 1989

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Sep 14, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1628: Special Needs Adoption Assistance Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1628/
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"S. 1628: Special Needs Adoption Assistance Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1628/.
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S. 1628, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1628/.
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