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HR 1542 114th Congress House

Tribal Adoption Parity Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs.

Introduced: March 23, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Adoption and foster careChild safety and welfareDisability and paralysisIncome tax creditsIndian social and development programs
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 23, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 7, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tribal Adoption Parity Act

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow Indian tribes to make the determination that a child is a child with special needs for purposes of the adoption tax credit.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 835 Identical bill Tribal Adoption Parity Act
  • HR 4943 Related bill Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Sep 16, 2015
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 23, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1542: Tribal Adoption Parity Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1542/
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"H.R. 1542: Tribal Adoption Parity Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1542/.
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H.R. 1542, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1542/.
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