Childhood Adoption Act of 2005

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29 cosponsors · 18 D, 11 R

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Childhood Adoption Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax credit for adoption expenses from $10,000 to $15,000; (2) make such tax credit refundable; and (3) increase the exclusion from gross income for employer-paid adoption expenses from $10,000 to $15,000.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 12, 2005

Amends title IV, part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of the Social Security Act to increase: (1) levels of adoption incentive payments payable to States under the adoption assistance program; and (2) funding for adoption incentive payments for FY 2006 through 2008.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Childhood Adoption Act of 2005

Latest action (Apr 12, 2005): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Policy area: Families · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 12, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.