Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008

A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend the adoption incentives program, to authorize States to establish a relative guardianship program, to promote the adoption of children with special needs, and for other purposes.

5/20/2008--Introduced.
Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to:
(1) extend the adoption incentives program through FY2012;
(2)</b> increase the incentive payment to a state for exceeding the highest ever foster child adoption rate;
(3) increase incentive payments for special needs adoptions and older child adoptions;
(4) revise requirements for the adoption assistance program to promote the adoption of children with special needs; and
(5) give states the option to provide for relative guardianship assistance payments for children. Amends SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to authorize comparisons and disclosures of information in the Federal Parent Locator Service for child welfare, foster care, and adoption assistance program purposes.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
• and 18 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
  • Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
  • Norm Coleman
  • Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
  • Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
  • Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
  • Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
  • Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
  • Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
  • Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
  • Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
  • Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
  • Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
  • Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
  • Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
  • John Sununu
  • Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH]
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Committees

• Senate Finance

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.3038

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
May 20, 2008

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• Added to calendar on Sep 16, 2008: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 972..
• Sep 16, 2008: Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Baucus with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-467.
• Sep 10, 2008: Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
• Added to calendar on Sep 10, 2008: Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably..
• Sep 10, 2008: Committee on Finance. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-215. 10:00 a.m.
• May 20, 2008: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
• Introduced on May 20, 2008.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Children
• Adoption
• Child welfare
• Disabled
• 9 more
• Families
• Foster home care
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Guardian and ward
• Labor
• Paternity
• Personnel records
• Welfare

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September 10, 2008 US Sen. Grassley: Wins committee passage of bill to help foster ...

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November 17, 2008 Child Welfare: The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing ...

The final bill represented a compromise between earlier bills acted on in the House (H.R. 6307) and in the Senate Finance Committee (S. 3038). As enacted, it revises the Adoption Incentives program and extends its funding authorization ...

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October 08, 2008 Child Welfare: The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing ...

The final bill represented a compromise between earlier bills acted on in the House (HR 6307) and in the Senate Finance Committee (S. 3038). As enacted, it revises the Adoption Incentives program and extends its funding authorization ...

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