A bill to establish a national adoption information exchange system.

Summary

Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to provide information, utilizing computers and modern data processing methods, through a national adoption information exchange system, to assist in the placement of children, awaiting adoption and in the location of children, including cooperative efforts with any similar programs operated by or within foreign countries, and such other related activities as would futher or facilitate adoptions. Authorizes to be appropriated $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and such sums as may be necessary for succeeding fiscal years, to carry out the provisions of this Act.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 10 April 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 April 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 April 1973

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Mondale, Walter F. [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → A bill to establish a national adoption information exchange system.