United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3491 (115th)
Protecting Adopted Children Act
Introduced
27 July 2017
Last action
27 July 2017 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
Subjects
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Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
27 July 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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Versions
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Sponsors
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3491
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3491
- us · 115-hr-3491 · source updated 11 August 2025