United States · Bill · S
S. 653 (107th)
Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2001
Introduced
29 March 2001
Last action
29 March 2001 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Subjects
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Source updated
19 August 2025
Summary
Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2001 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to prescribe parameters for block grants to States and territories to implement at their option media campaigns promoting responsible fatherhood. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract with a nonprofit fatherhood promotion organization to: (1) develop and distribute a media campaign that addresses the issue of responsible fatherhood to States, local governments, public agencies, and private entities; and (2) develop a national clearinghouse to assist States and community efforts to promote and support responsible fatherhood by disseminating information regarding media campaigns and programs instituted by States using grant funds under this Act.
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Timeline
29 March 2001
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
29 March 2001
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3167-3168)
Source: IntroReferral
29 March 2001
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 29 March 2001 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/653
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/653
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