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S 148 107th Congress Senate

Hope for Children Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the adoption credit, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 2001 See on congress.gov
Taxation Adopted childrenAdoptionAdoptive parentsCost of living adjustments
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CostsDisabledDisabled childrenEconomics and Public FinanceFamiliesIncomeIncome taxIndexing (Economic policy)Personal income taxTax creditsTax exclusion
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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 23, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S460)
Jan 23, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S459-460)
Jan 23, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 23, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S460)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Hope for Children Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the expenses allowable towards the adoption credit.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 14, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 148: Hope for Children Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-148/
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"S. 148: Hope for Children Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-148/.
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