To reauthorize and restructure the adoption incentives grant program, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
113th Congress (2013–2015)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on October 22, 2013 but was never passed by the Senate. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
This bill was incorporated into:
14 Cosponsors (9 Republicans, 5 Democrats)
History
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Sep 27, 2013
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Introduced
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Oct 22, 2013
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jul 23, 2014
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Sep 18, 2014
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate
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Sep 29, 2014
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 3205 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3205. This is the one from the 113th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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