Recognizing and acknowledging the important role of adoption, and commending all parties involved, including birthparents who carry out an adoption plan, adoptive families, and adopted children.
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350d open
vs 443 other HCONRES bills in the 110th — cohort avg 43d
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2008 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
H.Con.Res 239, Birthparent Recognition resolution; HR 5460, Birthparent Assistance Act, to provide counseling services to birthparents whose child is adopted; no legislation, but urging the introduction of a national putative father registry database bill; urged the Ecomomic Stimulus Act be revised re how taxpayers with children who have only an Adoption Taxpayer Identification Number (but not a S.S. #) claim a stimulus amount; and, HR 273/HR 471/S 561, to repeal the sunset of adoption tax credit.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2007 · year_end · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
-S. 1956, urged support for the Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Access Act. -Legislation not yet introduced, urged support for the Birthparents Assistance Act. -S. 561, support for the adoption tax credit. -No legislation, urged support for a putative father registry bill. -H. Con. Res. 239, urged support for resolution recognising birthparents who go through with an adoption plan.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: SENATE
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