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HR 3909 116th Congress House Health Adoption and foster care Child health Child safety and welfare Family services Health programs administration and funding Mental health

Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act of 2019

Introduced: July 30, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Jul 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act of 2019

This bill requires the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to award grants to states for post-adoption and post-legal guardianship mental health services. Specifically, grants may be used to implement statewide direct service programs such as educational support or counseling to aid adoptive parents and families in addressing common behavioral health issues among adopted children. Grants also may be used for activities such as peer-to-peer mentoring, crisis intervention, program evaluation, policy development, and research, among others uses.

The ACF must grant only one awards per state, or state-designated entity, and preference must be given to eligible entities that partner with a state's mental health agency and have demonstrated success at increasing adoption and legal guardianship competency.

What's happening now July 23, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1450 Related bill Supporting Adoptive Families Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Nov 20, 2019
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Nov 20, 2019
Lawrence, Brenda
· Jul 30, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 25, 2019
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 24, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jul 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3909: Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3909/
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"H.R. 3909: Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3909/.
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H.R. 3909, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3909/.
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