H.R. 3491 · 115th Congress
Protecting Adopted Children Act
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This bill expands the requirements that states must meet in order to receive adoption and legal guardianship incentive payments. Specifically, states must establish minimum training requirements for prospective adoptive parents and guardians.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 27, 2017
Protecting Adopted Children Act
This bill expands the requirements that states must meet in order to receive adoption and legal guardianship incentive payments. Specifically, states must establish minimum training requirements for prospective adoptive parents and guardians. In addition, states must provide pre- and post-adoption services to families adopting, or obtaining legal guardianship of, children in foster care. Those services must address the specific mental health needs of adopted children, children to be adopted, and their families.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protecting Adopted Children Act
Latest action (Jul 27, 2017): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Families · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 27, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.