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HR 2733 106th Congress House

Federal Employees Adoption Assistance Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow Federal agencies to reimburse their employees for certain adoption expenses.

Introduced: November 4, 1999 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics AdoptionAdoptive parentsCostsEmployee benefit plans
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FamiliesFederal employeesJudicial officersLabor and EmploymentLawLegal feesPostal employees
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 23, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Aug 5, 1999
Introduced in House
Aug 5, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
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 Latest action August 23, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Federal Employees Adoption Assistance Act - Directs the head of each executive agency and the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to carry out a program under which an agency employee may be reimbursed for up to $2,000 of qualifying expenses incurred with the adoption of any one child (including if both adopting parents are employees).

Makes such adoption expenses reimbursement provisions applicable to the U.S. Postal Service and the Postal Rate Commission.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 11, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 10, 1999
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 4, 1999
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 4, 1999
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 26, 1999
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 5, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2733: Federal Employees Adoption Assistance Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2733/
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"H.R. 2733: Federal Employees Adoption Assistance Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2733/.
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