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HR 2068 114th Congress House

To ensure the safety and well-being of adopted children.

Introduced: April 28, 2015 See on congress.gov
Families Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdoption and foster careAdvisory bodiesChild health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 14, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
May 1, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 28, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 28, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2491)
Apr 28, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 14, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to make it a purpose of the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program to promote efforts to prevent children from entering the foster care system through the provision of pre- and post-adoptive support services.

Extends adoption promotion and support services to those designed to support adoptions from other countries as well as domestic adoptions. Specifies related pre- and post-adoptive support services.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to develop and implement state-sponsored statewide or tribal post-adoption mental health service programs for all adopted children.

Amends SSAct title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to direct the Secretary, as part of the child support and paternity data collection system, to promulgate final regulations requiring the states to collect and report information regarding children adopted within the United States or from other countries who enter into state custody as a result of the disruption of a placement for adoption or the dissolution of an adoption.

Amends the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 to expand the definition of child exploitation to include the offer to engage or engaging in the transfer of permanent custody or control of a minor in contravention of a required legal procedure.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 369 Related bill Supporting Adoptive Families Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 10, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 28, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 28, 2015
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 28, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2068: To ensure the safety and well-being of adopted children.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2068/
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