H.R. 3231: Adoption Promotion Act of 2017
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H.R. 3231: Adoption Promotion Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-13 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Adoption Promotion Act of 2017
Plain summary
Adoption Promotion Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that pregnancy options counseling funded through family planning projects includes adoption counseling and is provided by licensed social workers or counselors who have knowledge and experience in adoption practice. Training for personnel to carry out family planning programs must include training on the adoption process. Research related to family planning and population must include: (1) collection of data on the number of pregnancy tests administered to individuals served by family planning programs and the results of those tests; and (2) evaluation of the quality, consistency, and outcomes of pregnancy options counseling.
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Adoption Promotion Act of 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3231.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr3231 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115