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HR 3490 115th Congress House

Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to eligible entities to develop and implement statewide or tribal post-adoption and post-legal guard… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to eligible entities to develop and implement statewide or tribal post-adoption and post-legal guardianship mental health service programs for all children who are adopted or placed in legal guardianship, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Adoption and foster careChild healthChild safety and welfareFamily services
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Health programs administration and fundingMental health
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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
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Jul 28, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 28, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for mental health services for children who are adopted or placed in legal guardianship.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3666 Related bill Supporting Adoptive Families Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 27, 2017
Marino, Tom
· Jul 27, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3490: Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3490/
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"H.R. 3490: Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3490/.
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H.R. 3490, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3490/.
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