Supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children in foster care awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, recognizing current programs and efforts designed to promote adoption, and encouraging people in the United States to seek improved safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
Latest action · Nov 15, 2012 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 15, 2012
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Supports the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month.
Recognizes that every child in foster care deserves a permanent and loving family.
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 15, 2012 to Nov 28, 2012; 43 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-NY | Michael G. Grimm | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Nov 15, 2012 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Nov 27, 2012 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Nov 28, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Nov 28, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Nov 15, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2012Introduced in House
- Nov 15, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children in foster care awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, recognizing current programs and efforts designed to promote adoption, and encouraging people in the United States to seek improved safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2012Introduced in House
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