US Congress House Bill 3539 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 69-0)
Status: Introduced on November 19 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Adoption Promotion Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that any pregnancy options counseling funded through training grants for personnel to carry out family planning service programs under such Act: (1) includes adoption counseling, and (2) is provided by individuals who are licensed social workers or counselors in the states in which they practice and who have knowledge and experience in adoption practice. Requires that any training provided to an individual with respect to family planning include training on the adoption process. Requires research in the biomedical, contraceptive development, behavioral, and program implementation fields related to family planning and population funded under such Act to include: (1) the collection of data on the number of pregnancy tests administered to individuals served by family planning service programs and the results of those tests; and (2) the evaluation of the quality, consistency, and outcomes of pregnancy options counseling.

Adoption Promotion Act of 2013

Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]	Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]
Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Stephen Fincher [R-TN]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]
Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. George Holding [R-NC]	Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]
Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]
Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. John Mica [R-FL]
Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]
Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]	Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]
Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]
Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]
Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-11-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-11-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3539/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3539/BILLS-113hr3539ih.pdf