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S 290 106th Congress Senate

Adoption Promotion Act

Official title: A bill to establish an adoption awareness program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 16, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Economics and Public FinanceFamily planning and birth controlFederal advisory bodiesFederal aid to health facilitiesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityGrants-in-aidHealthPublic service advertisingRadio broadcastingScience, Technology, CommunicationsTelevision advertising
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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.
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Became law
Jan 21, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Jan 21, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S861)
Jan 21, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 21, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Adoption Promotion Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish an adoption awareness program; and (2) make grants through the program to eligible private entities to pay for the Federal share of the cost of developing and distributing materials promoting adoption.

Establishes the Adoption Awareness Commission to: (1) review grant applications and the public service announcements and brochures developed by the grantees; and (2) make recommendations to the Secretary regarding grant recipients and Commission approval of announcements and brochures.

Authorizes appropriations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 16, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 290: Adoption Promotion Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-290/
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"S. 290: Adoption Promotion Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-290/.
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