ADOPTION PROMOTION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 867), S12183 [8NO], H2006, H2007 [29AP], H2027, H2029, H2031, H2033 [30AP]

Articles and editorials

Priority on Safety Is Keeping More Children in Foster Care, H2019 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 935), S5927 [18JN]

Enact (H.R. 867): consideration (see H. Res. 134), H1987 [29AP]

———Senate amendment (see H. Res. 327), H10955 [13NO]

Explanations

Provisions (H.R. 867), S12212 [8NO]

Histories

Legislative History of House Amendment to Adoption and Safe Families Act, H10783-H10787 [13NO]

Letters

Tax exemption for children from international adoptions: David and Carolyn Steigman, H2023 [30AP]

———Representative Kucinich, H2023 [30AP]

Remarks in House

Buy American Act: compliance, H2029 [30AP]

Enact (H.R. 867), H2015-H2035 [30AP], H10792 [13NO], E812 [1MY]

———consideration (H. Res. 134), H2012-H2015 [30AP]

———corrections in engrossment, H2035 [30AP]

———Senate amendment (H. Res. 327), H10776-H10790 [13NO]

Families and domestic relations: change time requirements for parental rights relative to adoption of children in foster care, H2027-H2029 [30AP]

———criminal record checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents and group care staff, H2032, H2033 [30AP]

———develop outreach for informing minorities about adoption, H2031 [30AP]

———enable participation of relatives in foster care, H2030, H2031 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: treatment of adult relatives willing to provide care, S12201 [8NO]

Enact (H.R. 867), S3898 [1MY], S5158 [2JN], S12198-S12202, S12210-S12213 [8NO], S12526, S12564, S12668-S12675 [13NO]

Enact (S. 935), S5932-S5935 [18JN]

Families and domestic relations: establish a National Voluntary Mutual Reunion Registry, S12201 [8NO]

———establish crisis nurseries to reduce the necessity for foster care, S12200 [8NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 867, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 134) (H. Rept. 105-82), H1987 [29AP]

Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 867) (H. Rept. 105-77), H1908 [28AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 134, consideration of H.R. 867, provisions, H2012 [30AP]

H. Res. 327, Senate amendment to H.R. 867, provisions, H10776-H10782 [13NO]

S. 935, provisions, S5934 [18JN]