S 290
106th Congress
Senate
Families
Adoption
Billboards
Clinics
Commerce
Economics and Public Finance
Family planning and birth control
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Government Operations and Politics
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Grants-in-aid
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Adoption Promotion Act
Introduced: January 21, 1999
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1