To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and nationally disseminate accurate, relevant, and accessible resources to promote understanding about sensitivities regarding adoption in the health care industry, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires findings The Congress finds the following: 24 percent of Americans say that they have considered adopting a child, requires development and dissemination of adoption resources, and creates education and professional development for care providers regarding patient care for families pursuing adoption, including prospective birth mothers and potential adoptive families The Secretary, acting through. It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, appropriations, and trade restrictions. The main policy areas are Healthcare Consumers, Healthcare, Education, and Housing.
Who Benefits and How
Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill could gain revenue opportunities, Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk, and Homeowners, tenants, or housing market participants affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and Educational institutions and students affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires findings The Congress finds the following: 24 percent of Americans say that they have considered adopting a child.
- Requires development and dissemination of adoption resources.
- Creates education and professional development for care providers regarding patient care for families pursuing adoption, including prospective birth mothers and potential adoptive families The Secretary, acting through...
- Defines definitions In this Act: The term birth mother means a woman who places her baby with the adoptive parents and terminates parental rights.
- Provides authorization of appropriations To carry out this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires findings The Congress finds the following: 24 percent of Americans say that they have considered adopting a child, requires development and dissemination of adoption resources, and creates education and professional development for care providers regarding patient care for families pursuing adoption, including prospective birth mothers and potential adoptive families The Secretary, acting through.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare Consumers, Healthcare, Education, Housing
Primary Purpose
The bill requires findings The Congress finds the following: 24 percent of Americans say that they have considered adopting a child, requires development and dissemination of adoption resources, and creates education and professional development for care providers regarding patient care for families pursuing adoption, including prospective birth mothers and potential adoptive families The Secretary, acting through.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
- Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
- Homeowners, tenants, or housing market participants affected by the bill
- Businesses and employers affected by the bill
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
- Educational institutions and students affected by the bill
- Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill
- Homeowners, tenants, or housing market participants affected by the bill
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Smucker (for himself and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) …
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