Congress 108 - HR 3182 - Adoption Promotion Act of 2003

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Adoption Authorization Child health Child welfare Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Families Federal-state relations Foster home care Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Grants-in-aid Health Health insurance Intergovernmental fiscal relations Social Welfare

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Adoption Promotion Act of 2003 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements with respect to States eligible to receive adoption incentives payments. Reauthorizes the adoption incentive payments program. Provides additional incentives for adoptions of older children (nine years of age and up). Modifies requirements with respect to determination of numbers of special needs adoptions that are not older children as well as adoptions of older children.

Revises the formula for adoption incentive payments to States to provide a payment for: (1) special needs adoptions that are not older child adoptions; and (2) older child adoptions.

Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Health and Human Services provide supplemental grants to incentive-eligible States.

Authorizes the Secretary to impose specified penalties against a State for failure to provide necessary data to the Secretary for the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System.

Actions

Dec 2, 2003

Became Public Law No: 108-145.
Dec 2, 2003

Signed by President.
Nov 21, 2003

Presented to President.
Nov 20, 2003

Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 14, 2003

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 14, 2003

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 14, 2003

Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14859-14860)
Nov 14, 2003

Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14859-14860)
Oct 14, 2003

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 8, 2003

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 8, 2003

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9302-9303)
Oct 8, 2003

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9302-9303)
Oct 8, 2003

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3182.
Oct 8, 2003

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9302-9305)
Oct 8, 2003

Mr. Camp moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 25, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 25, 2003

Introduced in House

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