S600-119

In Committee

Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 13, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Adoption support services Section 421 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621) is amended— in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; by redesignating, adds or tightens a reporting req, definition change provision: 3. Funding for adoption promotion and support services Paragraph (8) of section 473(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)) is amended to read, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Federal grant program for post-adoption and post-legal guardianship mental health services Section 436(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)) is. It relies on appropriations, reporting requirements, definition changes, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Healthcare and Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Adoption support services Section 421 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621) is amended— in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; by redesignating...
  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, definition change provision: 3. Funding for adoption promotion and support services Paragraph (8) of section 473(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)) is amended to read...
  • Expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Federal grant program for post-adoption and post-legal guardianship mental health services Section 436(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)) is...
  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 5.
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 6.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Adoption support services Section 421 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621) is amended— in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; by redesignating, adds or tightens a reporting req, definition change provision: 3. Funding for adoption promotion and support services Paragraph (8) of section 473(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)) is amended to read, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Federal grant program for post-adoption and post-legal guardianship mental health services Section 436(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)) is.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Transportation

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Adoption support services Section 421 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621) is amended— in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; by redesignating, adds or tightens a reporting req, definition change provision: 3. Funding for adoption promotion and support services Paragraph (8) of section 473(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)) is amended to read, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Federal grant program for post-adoption and post-legal guardianship mental health services Section 436(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)) is.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Transportation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 13, 2025

Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following …

Feb 13, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Transportation
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"adoption and legal guardianship competency" §id0A498FE7F9FF412FB82673AB2D093A60

an understanding of—(i)the nature of adoption and legal guardianship as a form of family formation and the different types of adoption and legal guardianship

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