[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5676]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    PROTECTING ADOPTED CHILDREN ACT

  (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Madam Speaker, earlier today, I introduced the 
bipartisan Protecting Adopted Children Act, a response to the many 
problems and potential dangers associated with the term ``rehoming'' 
adoptive children.
  Families involved in this underground practice are connecting online 
and making dubious or outright illegal arrangements to give away their 
children to strangers, often with forged or fake documentation. Some 
children are even transferred to individuals with a criminal history, 
including abuse or neglect.
  Madam Speaker, my legislation provides States with the resources to 
help adoptive families receive pre and postadoption counseling, social 
skills training, and mental health services. It also expands the 
training of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force to include 
combating the illegal transfer of a child.
  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleagues who have joined me in 
cosponsoring this bill, and I encourage the House to take swift action 
to protect these vulnerable children.

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