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Foster and Adoptive Parent Recruitment Programs Act of 2007

Introduced: November 15, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 19, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
Nov 15, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 15, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foster and Adoptive Parent Recruitment Programs Act of 2007 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make competitive grants to support establishment and expansion of programs that use networks of public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and provide support services to foster and adoptive children and their families. Makes eligible for such grants state or local governments, local public agencies, community-based or nonprofit organizations, or private entities, including charitable or faith-based organizations.

Directs the Secretary to provide for a National Clearinghouse for Adoption Promotion and Foster Parent Recruitment Programs through a contract with a nationally recognized, nonprofit adoption promotion and foster parent recruitment organization.

What's happening now November 19, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Green, Al
Texas · Nov 15, 2007
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4198: Foster and Adoptive Parent Recruitment Programs Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4198/
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"H.R. 4198: Foster and Adoptive Parent Recruitment Programs Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4198/.
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