Childhood Adoption Act of 2005
Latest action · Apr 12, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedApr 12, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Childhood Adoption Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax credit for adoption expenses from $10,000 to $15,000; (2) make such tax credit refundable; and (3) increase the exclusion from gross income for employer-paid adoption expenses from $10,000 to $15,000.
Amends title IV, part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of the Social Security Act to increase: (1) levels of adoption incentive payments payable to States under the adoption assistance program; and (2) funding for adoption incentive payments for FY 2006 through 2008.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2005 to Apr 27, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Melissa L. Bean | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Sep 29, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Sep 29, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Oct 20, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Oct 20, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Oct 20, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Oct 28, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 28, 2005 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Apr 27, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 12, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4866 | Promote Responsibility by Improving Development Education Act of 2006 | Related bill | May 1, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for adoption and to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to increase adoptive incentive payments.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Childhood Adoption Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
- Adoption
- Authorization
- Child welfare
- Cost of living adjustments
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee benefit plans
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Grants-in-aid
- Income tax
- Indexing (Economic policy)
- Labor and Employment
- Social Welfare
- Tax credits
- Tax exclusion
- Tax refunds
- Taxation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2005Introduced in House
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