US Congress House Bill 3423 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)
Status: Introduced on October 30 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to make it a purpose of the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program to promote efforts to prevent children from entering the foster care system through the provision of pre- and post-adoptive support services. Extends adoption promotion and support services to those designed to support adoptions from other countries as well as domestic adoptions. Specifies related pre- and post-adoptive support services. Amends SSA title IV part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) to revise requirements for state expenditures for adoption support services. Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to develop and implement statewide or tribal post-adoption mental health service programs for all adopted children. Amends SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to direct the Secretary, as part of the child support and paternity data collection system, to promulgate final regulations requiring the states to collect and report information regarding children adopted within the United States or from other countries who enter into state custody as a result of the disruption of a placement for adoption or the dissolution of an adoption. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on how children are advertised for adoption, prospective parents, and support for adopting families.

To ensure the safety and well-being of adopted children.

Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]
Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-11-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-10-30	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-10-30	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2013-10-30	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SB1527 (Related) 2013-09-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3423/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3423/BILLS-113hr3423ih.pdf