United States · Bill · S
S. 1458 (111th)
Families for Orphans Act of 2009
Introduced
16 July 2009
Last action
16 July 2009 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sponsors
Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
12 December 2025
Summary
Families for Orphans Act of 2009 - Establishes within the Department of State the Office for Orphan Policy Diplomacy and Development which shall support: (1) the preservation and reunification of families; and (2) the provision of permanent parental care for orphans. Directs the President to establish the Policy Coordinating Committee which shall monitor and support international efforts in family preservation, family reunification, and permanent parental care for orphans. Authorizes the President to provide assistance to foreign countries: (1) for family preservation, family reunification, and orphan care efforts; and (2) to meet minimum standards required for such assistance. Authorizes the Secretary of State to make grants to nongovernmental agencies to promote permanent parental care for orphans. Directs the Secretary to: (1) initiate a study to identify global best practices for preserving and reunifying families and providing permanent parental care for orphans; and (2) carry out a global best practices pilot program.
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Timeline
16 July 2009
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Source: IntroReferral
16 July 2009
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7587, S7642-7643)
Source: IntroReferral
16 July 2009
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 16 July 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssfr00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1458
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/1458
- us · 111-s-1458 · source updated 12 December 2025