To require assurances that certain family planning service projects and programs will provide pamphlets containing the contact information of adoption centers.
Latest action · Dec 1, 2017 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.
- IntroducedNov 30, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Adoption Information Act
This bill 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 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that they will provide each person who inquires about their services with a pamphlet containing a comprehensive list of adoption centers in their state.
The bill directs HHS to prepare, annually update, and distribute such pamphlets to such projects or programs.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 30, 2017 to Feb 7, 2018; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Nov 30, 2017 |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Original | Nov 30, 2017 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | Nov 30, 2017 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Nov 30, 2017 |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Original | Nov 30, 2017 |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Original | Nov 30, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Nov 30, 2017 |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Original | Nov 30, 2017 |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Jan 10, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Jan 10, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Jan 10, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Feb 7, 2018 |
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 Nov 30, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 1, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 1, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 30, 2017Introduced in House
- Nov 30, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 195, November 30, 2017, page H9570.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3428 | Adoption Information Act | Reintroduction of | Jul 31, 2015 |
Titles 1
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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2017Introduced in House
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