3.0.0 5064 2023-01-13T22:01:48Z 2023-01-13T22:01:48Z House H HR 2004-09-13 108 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-09-13T16:31:15Z Baby Selling Prohibition Act of 2004 108 2748 S 2004-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8735) Identical bill CRS 2004-09-13 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2004-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000358 Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6] MARK KENNEDY R MN R. 6 N Crime and Law Enforcement Adoption Agriculture and Food Commerce Counseling Families Fees Foster home care Government Operations and Politics Health Law Legal fees Maternal health services Medical fees Profit Social Welfare State laws Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Women Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2004-09-13 Introduced in House 2004-11-15T14:35:26Z Baby Selling Prohibition Act of 2004 - Amends Federal criminal law to prohibit accepting or charging any fee in excess of allowable costs in connection with the adoption of a minor.

Applies such prohibition to all individuals, intermediaries, or entities involved in such adoptions. Provides a prison term of up to ten years for violators.

]]> Baby Selling Prohibition Act of 2004 Display Title Baby Selling Prohibition Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the giving or acceptance of payment for the placement of a child, or obtaining consent to adoption. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Baby Selling Prohibition Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-09-13T04:00:00Z 2004-09-13 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.