One Church One Child Act of 2004
Latest action · Nov 20, 2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2126-2127)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
One Church, One Child Act of 2004 - Amends the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make competitive grants to support establishment and expansion of programs that use networks of public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and provide support services to foster and adoptive children and their families. Makes eligible for such grants State or local governments, local public agencies, community-based or nonprofit organizations, or private entities, including charitable or faith-based organizations.
Directs the Secretary to provide for a National Clearinghouse for Adoption Promotion and Foster Parent Recruitment Programs through a contract with a nationally recognized, nonprofit adoption promotion and foster parent recruitment organization.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2004 to Sep 8, 2004, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | May 20, 2004 |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Original | May 20, 2004 |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Original | May 20, 2004 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Jul 8, 2004 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jul 13, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Jul 19, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | Jul 19, 2004 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Sep 8, 2004 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2126-2127)
- Jun 2, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- May 20, 2004Introduced in House
- May 20, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
- Accounting
- Adoption
- Charities
- Church and social problems
- Church and state
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Family services
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Foster home care
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government statistics
- Grants-in-aid
- Nonprofit organizations
- Performance measurement
- Religion
- Religious liberty
- Social Welfare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2004Introduced in House
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