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HR 531 106th Congress House

Hope for Children Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount allowable for qualified adoption expenses, to permanently extend the credit for adoption expe… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount allowable for qualified adoption expenses, to permanently extend the credit for adoption expenses, and to adjust the limitations on such credit for inflation.

Introduced: June 27, 2000 See on congress.gov
Taxation Adopted childrenAdoptionAdoptive parentsCost of living adjustments
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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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Became law
Feb 3, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 3, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E123)
Feb 3, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 3, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hope for Children Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the amount allowable for qualified adoption expenses; (2) permanently extend the credit for adoption expenses; and (3) adjust the limitations on such credit for inflation.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 48
All 48 Democratic 15 Republican 9 Independent 1
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Oct 12, 2000
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 5, 2000
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 14, 2000
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 7, 2000
COMBEST, LARRY
· Jul 27, 2000
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 24, 2000
GOSS, PORTER
· Jul 18, 2000
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jul 18, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 27, 2000
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· Jun 19, 2000
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· May 22, 2000
TAUZIN, W.
· May 18, 2000
BALLENGER, CASS
· May 10, 2000
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 4, 2000
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 12, 2000
Toomey, Patrick
· Mar 30, 2000
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 15, 2000
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 15, 2000
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Oct 27, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 19, 1999
Vitter, David
· Aug 4, 1999
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 15, 1999
LUCAS, KEN
· Jul 14, 1999
TURNER, JIM
· Jun 25, 1999
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jun 23, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 22, 1999
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 8, 1999
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 27, 1999
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 20, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 20, 1999
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· May 18, 1999
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 18, 1999
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 14, 1999
Isakson, Johnny
· May 14, 1999
DUNN, JENNIFER
· May 6, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 26, 1999
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 26, 1999
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 14, 1999
CRANE, PHILIP
· Apr 14, 1999
Burr, Richard
· Apr 12, 1999
LAMPSON, NICK
· Apr 12, 1999
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Apr 12, 1999
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 25, 1999
DeMint, James
· Mar 18, 1999
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Mar 16, 1999
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Mar 10, 1999
QUINN, JACK
· Mar 9, 1999
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 9, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 531: Hope for Children Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-531/
MLA
"H.R. 531: Hope for Children Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-531/.
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H.R. 531, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-531/.
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