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HCONRES 239 110th Congress House Commemorations Adoption Congressional tributes Families Parent and child

Recognizing and acknowledging the important role of adoption, and commending all parties involved, including birthparents who carry out an adoption plan, adoptive families, and adopted children.

Introduced: October 18, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 2, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 27, 2008
Received in the Senate.
Sep 26, 2008
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 26, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 26, 2008
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Sep 26, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Sep 26, 2008
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10118; text of measure as introduced: CR H10118)
Sep 26, 2008
Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
Sep 26, 2008
Mr. Andrews asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Oct 18, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 18, 2007
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 1,192 – Amendment inserted a new preamble. Agreed to Sep 26, 2008
HAMDT 1,180 – Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following: "That Congress recognizes and acknowledges… Agreed to Sep 26, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes and acknowledges the important role of adoption, and commends all parties involved, including birthparents who carry out an adoption plan, adoptive families, and adopted children.

What's happening now October 2, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 3, 2008
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Dec 4, 2007
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 15, 2007
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Nov 14, 2007
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 13, 2007
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Nov 13, 2007
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 8, 2007
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Oct 29, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 239: Recognizing and acknowledging the important role of adoption, and commending all parties involved, including birthparents who carry out an adoption plan, adoptive families, and adopted children.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-239/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 239: Recognizing and acknowledging the important role of adoption, and commending all parties involved, including birthparents who carry out an adoption plan, adoptive families, and adopted children.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-239/.
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H. Con. Res. 239, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-239/.
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