United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

S 600 — Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill enhances support for adopted children and families by adding pre- and post-adoption services, and amends existing funding provisions.

  • 42 U.S.C. 621

    as long as mission statements are being carried out through these values. → ensuring the well-being of adopted children and their adoptive families and promoting efforts to prevent such children from entering the foster care system through the provision of pre- and post-adoption support services;

    This change explicitly includes the well-being of adopted children and their families in the purposes of the program.

  • 42 U.S.C. 629a(a)

    Adoption promotion and supp → Adoption promotion and support services.--(A) In general.--The term `adoption promotion and support services' means services and activities designed to encourage more adoptions out of the foster care system and support domestic adoptions and adoptions from other countries, consistent with promoting the best interests of adopted children and their adoptive families. Such services and activities may include pre- and post-adoption support services, as described in subparagraph (B), that are designed to support adopted children and their adoptive families.

    This change expands the definition of adoption promotion services to include pre- and post-adoption support services.

  • 42 U.S.C. 629a(a)

    Section 431(a)(8) is amended to read as follows: → (8) Adoption promotion and support services.--(B) Pre- and post-adoption support services.--The term `pre- and post-adoption support services' means the following...

    This addition establishes a clear definition for pre- and post-adoption support services.

  • 42 U.S.C. 673(a)

    additional conditions related to State expenditures under this part. → spend a significant portion of such amount to provide pre- and post-adoption support services (as defined in section 431(a)(8)(B));

    This mandates that States allocate funds specifically for pre- and post-adoption support services.

  • 42 U.S.C. 629f(b)

    Post-adoption and post-legal guardianship mental health services.--The Secretary shall reserve $20,000,000 for grants under section 437(h).

    This establishes new funding for post-adoption and post-legal guardianship mental health services.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 545 not signed on

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Not signed on (545)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 600?
S 600 is sponsored by Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic) and Cramer, Kevin (Republican).
What is the current status of S 600?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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