Skip to main content
HR 1373 109th Congress House

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide leave for members of the Armed Forces in connection with adoptions of children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 23, 2005 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative procedureAdoptionDepartment of DefenseFamilies
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Government Operations and PoliticsLawMilitary dependentsMilitary leave
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 6, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action April 6, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Entitles a member of the Armed Forces who is adopting a child in a qualifying child adoption to 21 days of leave, to be used in connection with such adoption. Allows only one member per family to such leave.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 487 Identical bill A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide leave for members of the Armed Forces in connection with adopt…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5 Independent 1
D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · May 23, 2005
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· May 23, 2005
Salazar, John
· May 23, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 23, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 23, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 27, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 27, 2005
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Apr 26, 2005
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1373: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide leave for members of the Armed Forces in connection with adoptions of children, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1373/
MLA
"H.R. 1373: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide leave for members of the Armed Forces in connection with adoptions of children, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1373/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1373, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1373/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1373: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide leave for members of the Armed Forces in connection with adoptions of children, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1373/)
Report a problem