Protecting Incentives for the Adoption of Children with Special Needs Act of 2009
Latest action · May 15, 2009 Became Public Law No: 111-20.
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.
- IntroducedMar 30, 2009
- Passed SenateApr 3, 2009
- Passed HouseApr 29, 2009
- To the PresidentMay 5, 2009
- Became lawMay 15, 2009Public Law 111-20
Summary
Protecting Incentives for the Adoption of Children with Special Needs Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 to repeal the limitation on FY2008 adoption incentive payments to states to the same manner as such incentives were awarded in FY2008 for the previous fiscal year.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 30, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Mar 30, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 30, 2009Discharged Apr 3, 2009 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 21, 2009 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2009Signed by President.
- May 15, 2009Became Public Law No: 111-20.
- May 5, 2009Presented to President.
- Apr 29, 2009Mr. McDermott moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 29, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4959-4960)
- Apr 29, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 735.
- Apr 29, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4959)
- Apr 29, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 29, 2009Cleared for White House.
- Apr 21, 2009Received in the House.
- Apr 21, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Apr 3, 2009Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 4/02/2009 S4397)
- Apr 3, 2009Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 4/02/2009 S4397)
- Apr 3, 2009Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 4/02/2009 S4397)
- Apr 3, 2009Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 30, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Mar 30, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4959, H4960Text printed H4959 | Dave Camp R-MI, Jim McDermott D-WA, John Linder R-GA | Apr 29, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4397Text printed S4397 | Harry Reid D-NV | Apr 2, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 13
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
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Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1840 | Protecting Incentives for the Adoption of Children with Special Needs Act of 2009 | Identical bill | Apr 1, 2009 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to ensure States receive adoption incentive payments for fiscal year 2008 in accordance with the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Incentives for the Adoption of Children with Special Needs Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Protecting Incentives for the Adoption of Children with Special Needs Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Protecting Incentives for the Adoption of Children with Special Needs Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Protecting Incentives for the Adoption of Children with Special Needs Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Apr 3, 2009Engrossed in Senate
- Mar 30, 2009Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
