Adoption Information Act
Latest action · Feb 4, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Adoption Information Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require family planning service projects or programs, as a condition of receiving certain grants or contracts, to assure the Secretary of Health and Human Services that they will provide to each person who inquires about their services a pamphlet containing a comprehensive list of adoption centers in their State.
Directs the Secretary to prepare, annually update, and distribute such pamphlets to such projects or programs.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2005 to Feb 15, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| R-IN | John N. Hostettler | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Michael E. Sodrel | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Feb 15, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Feb 17, 2005 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Feb 17, 2005 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Feb 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Dec 14, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | Dec 15, 2005 | |
| R-KY | Anne M. Northup | Feb 15, 2006 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Feb 15, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require assurances that certain family planning service projects and programs will provide pamphlets containing the contact information of adoption centers.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Adoption Information Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
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