United States · Bill · S
S. 1462 (110th)
Adoption Equality Act of 2007
Introduced
23 May 2007
Last action
23 May 2007 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Subjects
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Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Adoption Equality Act of 2007 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for children with special needs in the adoption assistance program. Requires that the child be in the care of a public or licensed private child placement agency or Indian tribal organization pursuant to a voluntary placement agreement, relinquishment, or involuntary removal of the child from the home, where the state has determined that continuation in the home would be contrary to the child's safety or welfare. Specifies related requirements. Prohibits adoption assistance to parents with respect to a child who is not a U.S. citizen or resident, and who was adopted outside of the United States or brought into the United States for the purposes of being adopted.
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Timeline
23 May 2007
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
23 May 2007
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6556-6557)
Source: IntroReferral
23 May 2007
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 23 May 2007 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate (PDF)
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 23 May 2007
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Sponsors
- Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Adoption Equality Act of 2007
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/1462
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1462
- us · 110-s-1462 · source updated 14 August 2025