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Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997

Introduced: February 27, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 42 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 19, 1997
Became Public Law No: 105-89.
Nov 19, 1997
Signed by President.
Nov 17, 1997
Presented to President.
Nov 13, 1997
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 13, 1997
Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12668-12675)
Nov 13, 1997
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12668-12675)
Nov 13, 1997
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.
Nov 13, 1997
House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment pursuant to H. Res. 327. (consideration: CR H10794)
Nov 13, 1997
Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment pursuant to H. Res. 327.(consideration: CR H10794)
Nov 9, 1997
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 8, 1997
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 8, 1997
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 8, 1997
Amendment SP 1614 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 8, 1997
Amendment SP 1614 proposed by Senator Craig.
Nov 8, 1997
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S12198-12202)
Jun 3, 1997
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 66.
Jun 2, 1997
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
May 1, 1997
Received in the Senate.
Apr 30, 1997
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 867.
Apr 30, 1997
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 30, 1997
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 416 - 5 (Roll no. 96).
Apr 30, 1997
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 416 - 5 (Roll no. 96).
Apr 30, 1997
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Apr 30, 1997
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Apr 30, 1997
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 867.
Apr 30, 1997
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
Apr 30, 1997
The Speaker designated the Honorable James E. Rogan to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Apr 30, 1997
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 134 and Rule XXIII.
Apr 30, 1997
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 867 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill, modified as specified in the report accompanying this resolution.
Apr 30, 1997
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 134. (consideration: CR H2015-2035)
Apr 30, 1997
Rule H. Res. 134 passed House.
Apr 29, 1997
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 134 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 867 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill, modified as specified in the report accompanying this resolution.
Apr 28, 1997
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 52.
Apr 28, 1997
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 105-77.
Apr 23, 1997
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 23, 1997
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 16, 1997
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 16, 1997
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 8, 1997
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 6, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Feb 27, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 27, 1997
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Apr 30, 1997 House · vote #96 On Passage Passed 416–5 See who voted →
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Adoption Promotion Act of 1997 - Amends the Social Security Act to provide that in cases of aggravated circumstances (including abuse, abandonment, and torture), the States are not required to first make reasonable efforts to retain children in their own homes as a prerequisite to placing a child in foster care.

(Sec. 3) Requires a State to initiate or join proceedings to terminate parental rights for children under age ten who have been in foster care under State responsibility for 18 months.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make adoption incentive payments to States for the number of foster child adoptions and special needs adoptions that exceed the base number of such adoptions for the fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 5) Provides for earlier status reviews and permanency hearings, notice of reviews and hearings, and opportunity to be heard for foster parents and pertinent relatives.

(Sec. 7) Mandates State case review system documentation of the steps taken to find and finalize permanent child placement.

(Sec. 8) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) report and make recommendations to specified congressional committees on the extent to which children in foster care are placed in the care of a relative (kinship care); and (2) establish an advisory panel to review such report.

(Sec. 9) Authorizes use of the parent locator service in termination of parental rights proceedings.

(Sec. 10) Instructs the Secretary to: (1) develop a set of outcome measures to assess the performance of States in operating child protection programs; and (2) to report annually to the Congress on the performance of each State on each outcome measure.

(Sec. 11) Increases from 10 to 15 the authorized number of State child protection demonstration projects.

(Sec. 12) Prescribes guidelines for technical assistance to help States and assistance communities to reach their targets for increased numbers of adoptions and alternative permanent placements for children in foster care care (including development of programs that place children into pre-adoptive adoptive families without waiting for termination of parental rights).

(Sec. 13) Instructs the Secretary to report to certain congressional committees regarding the scope of substance abuse in the child welfare population, and the outcomes resulting from the services provided to such population.

(Sec. 14) Modifies the eligibility criteria for Independent Living Services.

What's happening now November 19, 1997

Became Public Law No: 105-89.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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