3.0.0 2818 2023-01-11T13:30:53Z 2023-01-11T13:30:53Z House HR 2015-06-18 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 98 (Thursday, June 18, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HARTZLER:H.R. 2818.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article, I, Section 8, Clause 1 (The Congress shall havePower To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence andgeneral Welfare of the United States) of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H4542]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2015-07-02T18:14:47Z Referred to 2015-06-18T13:00:06Z Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2015 114 1637 S 2015-06-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2015-07-02 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Committee 2015-06-18 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-06-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 N K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2015-06-18 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2015-06-25 False F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2015-06-25 False K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 2015-06-25 False Z000018 Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-At Large] Ryan Zinke R MT K. 0 2015-06-25 False F000456 Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] John Fleming R LA 4 2015-07-16 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2015-07-16 False B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2015-07-16 False B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2015-07-16 False W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2015-07-16 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2015-07-16 False B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 2015-12-08 False Families Adoption and foster care Family relationships Government information and archives Marriage and family status Separation, divorce, custody, support State and local government operations Families 00 2015-06-18 Introduced in House 2015-07-15T18:26:29Z Protecting Adoption Act

Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and maintain an automated National Responsible Father Registry.

Requires the Registry to: (1) contain specified kinds of information sufficient to identify a possible father, and (2) provide a mechanism for men to register such identifying information directly with the Registry.

Limits access to Registry information to eligible parties, including: (1) public and licensed private adoption or child placement agencies, (2) licensed attorneys representing a party in a planned or pending adoption or in the termination of rights of one or more possible fathers, (3) state agencies or entities responsible for the placement of children, and (4) state courts.

Directs the Secretary to establish a nationwide campaign designed to inform possible fathers, unwed mothers, possible adoptive parents, and eligible parties of the National Registry, the advantages of possible fathers registering either in the National Registry or State Responsible Father Registries, or both, the rights and responsibilities of such parties with regard to a proceeding, and the role of such Registries in a proceeding.

Directs the Secretary to use all reasonable efforts to encourage states to enter into agreements to establish automated State Responsible Father Registries and centers that make registration forms easily accessible to possible fathers.

Authorizes the Secretary to make a grant to a state to establish a State Registry or modify an existing one to meet the requirements of this Act.

]]> Protecting Adoption Act Display Title Protecting Adoption Act Official Title as Introduced To promote permanent families for children, privacy and safety for unwed mothers, responsible fatherhood, and security for adoptive parents by establishing a National Responsible Father Registry and encouraging States to enter into agreements to contribute the information contained in the State's Responsible Father Registry to the National Responsible Father Registry, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Adoption Act Introduced in House 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2818ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2818ih.xml 2015-07-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. 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.