Topic
Adoption
317
bills on this subject
Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 109th at 97. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.
Bills by Congress
107th to 110th
97
bills in the 109th Congress.
Showing 1–30,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 17 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the National Academy of Sciences, through the Board on Children, Youth, and Families, should convene an expert panel to recommend the best practices and measures to use in data collection relating to foster care and to research and develop methods for streamlining the application and approval process for moving a child from foster care to a permanent residence. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | July 11, 2005 | |
| HR 6209 | Religious Freedom for Providers of Adoption, Foster Care, and Child Welfare Services Act | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | September 27, 2006 | |
| HR 6180 | Older Kids Act of 2006 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | September 26, 2006 | |
| HR 6145 | Pregnant Women Support Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | November 2, 2006 | |
| HR 6111 | Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 | Became Public Law No: 109-432. | December 20, 2006 | |
| HR 6067 | Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | November 2, 2006 | |
| HR 5888 | Helping Families Adopt Orphans Act | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | July 25, 2006 | |
| HR 5726 | ICARE Act | Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | June 29, 2006 | |
| HR 5647 | Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 289. | June 20, 2006 | |
| HR 5640 | Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 311. | July 12, 2006 | |
| HR 5625 | Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | September 19, 2006 | |
| HR 5436 | Fostering Our Future Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | July 14, 2006 | |
| HR 5403 | Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006 | Became Public Law No: 109-239. | July 3, 2006 | |
| HR 5183 | Social Security for Adopted Disabled Adult Children Act of 2006 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | April 25, 2006 | |
| HR 5148 | Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2006 | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | April 6, 2006 | |
| HR 4866 | Promote Responsibility by Improving Development Education Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | May 1, 2006 | |
| HR 4526 | Government Waste Reduction Act of 2005 | Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | December 14, 2005 | |
| HR 4498 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize a case-by-case waiver of certain naturalization requirements for children of members of the Armed Forces who are adopted outside the United States. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. | February 16, 2006 | |
| HR 4472 | Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 | Became Public Law No: 109-248. | July 27, 2006 | |
| HR 4265 | Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | March 24, 2006 | |
| HR 4212 | Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | March 27, 2006 | |
| HR 4092 | Advocates Dedicated to Older Child Parental Tax Credit (ADOPT) Act of 2005 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | October 20, 2005 | |
| HR 3908 | Charitable Giving Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | November 7, 2005 | |
| HR 3860 | Protecting Our Children Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | October 17, 2005 | |
| HR 3758 | Fostering Our Future Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | November 7, 2005 | |
| HR 3711 | Emergency Action for Vulnerable Children Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | September 16, 2005 | |
| HR 3576 | Leave No Abused or Neglected Child Behind Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | August 4, 2005 | |
| HR 3471 | Strengthening the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | August 4, 2005 | |
| HR 3470 | Accountability in Foster Care Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | August 4, 2005 | |
| HR 3410 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a religious exemption from providing identifying numbers for dependents to claim certain credits and deductions on a tax return. | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | July 22, 2005 |
Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.