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HR 2282 106th Congress House Taxation Adoption Adoptive parents Costs Employee benefit plans Families Income Income tax Individual retirement accounts Labor and Employment Law Legal fees Personal income tax Tax credits Tax exclusion Tax penalties Tax-deferred compensation plans

Families First Act

Introduced: June 18, 1999 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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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Jun 18, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 18, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1331-1332)
Jun 18, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Families First Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow for penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans if used to pay adoption expenses; and (2) permanently extend and increase the dollar and income limitations for employer adoption assistance programs.
What's happening now June 18, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 30, 2000
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 27, 1999
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jun 23, 1999
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 18, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2282: Families First Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2282/
MLA
"H.R. 2282: Families First Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2282/.
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H.R. 2282, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2282/.
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