Making Adoption Affordable Act of 2012
Latest action · Apr 17, 2012 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 17, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Making Adoption Affordable Act of 2012 - Makes permanent provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 allowing an increased tax credit for adoption expenses and an increased exclusion from gross income for amounts paid by an employer for adoption expenses.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate and make permanent: (1) the increase in the tax credit for adoption expenses and the increased exclusion from gross income for amounts paid by an employer for adoption expenses that were enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (2) the annual inflation adjustments for such increased amounts, and (3) the refundability of the tax credit for adoption expenses.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2012 to Jan 2, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | May 15, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | May 15, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jun 27, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 27, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 28, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Jun 28, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jun 29, 2012 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Jul 10, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Jul 10, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 12, 2012 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 17, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jul 18, 2012 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Jul 24, 2012 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jul 25, 2012 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Mark S. Critz | Sep 12, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Sep 14, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Sep 28, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Sep 28, 2012 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Sep 28, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Nov 6, 2012 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Nov 6, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Nov 28, 2012 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Nov 29, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Nov 30, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Nov 30, 2012 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Dec 17, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Dec 17, 2012 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jan 2, 2013 |
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 17, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2012Introduced in House
- Apr 17, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1915.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3616 | Making Adoption Affordable Act of 2012 | Related bill | Sep 21, 2012 |
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 make permanent the expansion of tax benefits for adoption enacted in 2001 and to permanently reinstate the expansion of tax benefits for adoption enacted in 2010.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Making Adoption Affordable Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2012Introduced in House
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