HR 1505 · 111th Congress · Families

Birth Parent Assistance Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-03-12· Sponsored by Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.(2009-03-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Birth Parent Assistance Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide certain services for birth parents who have placed a child for adoption, either directly or by grant to or contract with state or local governmental entities or public or private agencies or organizations, including licensed child welfare or adoption agencies or adoptive family groups and faith-based organizations. Specifies such services for birth parents as: (1) post-legal adoption services; (2) individual, group, and family counseling; and (3) training of mental health professionals, social workers, and staff at hospitals and other appropriate birth care facilities relating to their interaction with birth parents and adoptive families.…

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Cosponsors (20)

9 Democrats11 Republicans