Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2013
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (19 Jun 2013): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
What this bill does
The Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2013 would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create and manage a national registry for men to register identifying information about themselves. This registry would be accessible to specific groups, including adoption and child placement agencies, attorneys involved in adoptions or parental rights termination, and state child welfare agencies and courts. The bill also proposes a national campaign to inform potential fathers, mothers, and adoptive parents about the registry and its benefits.
The act affects individuals involved in adoption and child placement proceedings, including possible fathers who wish to assert their rights or be notified of such proceedings, unwed mothers seeking privacy and safety, and prospective adoptive parents. It aims to facilitate adoptions and ensure responsible fatherhood by providing a centralized system for fathers to register their interest in a child. States would be encouraged and potentially receive grants to establish or update their own registries that connect with the national one.
This bill was introduced in the House of Representatives in June 2013 and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. As of the provided information, its latest action is "Introduced." The next steps would typically involve committee review, potential amendments, and votes in the House, followed by similar processes in the Senate if it passes the House.
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Official summary
Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2013 - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and maintain an automated National Responsible Father Registry.
Requires the Registry to: (1) contain specified kinds of information sufficient to identify a possible father, and (2) provide a mechanism for men to register such identifying information directly with the Registry.
Limits access to Registry information to eligible parties, including: (1) public and licensed private adoption or child placement agencies, (2) licensed attorneys representing a party in a planned or pending adoption or in the termination of rights of one or more possible fathers, (3) state agencies or entities responsible for the placement of children, and (4) state courts.
Directs the Secretary to establish a nationwide campaign designed to inform possible fathers, unwed mothers, possible adoptive parents, and eligible parties of the National Registry, the advantages of possible fathers registering either in the National Registry or State Responsible Father Registries, or both, the rights and responsibilities of such parties with regard to a proceeding, and the role of such Registries in a proceeding.
Directs the Secretary to use all reasonable efforts to encourage states to enter into agreements to establish automated State Responsible Father Registries and centers that make registration forms easily accessible to possible fathers.
Authorizes the Secretary to make a grant to a state to establish a State Registry or modify an existing one to meet the requirements of this Act.
Timeline
19 Jun 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 2439 do?
- The Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2013 would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create and manage a national registry for men to register identifying information about themselves. This registry would be accessible to specific groups, including adoption and child placement agencies, attorneys involved in adoptions or parental rights termination, and state child welfare agencies and courts. The bill also proposes a national campaign to inform potential fathers, mothers, and adoptive parents about the registry and its benefits. The act affects individuals involved in adoption and child placement proceedings, including possible fathers who wish to assert their rights or be notified of such proceedings, unwed mothers seeking privacy and safety, and prospective adoptive parents. It aims to facilitate adoptions and ensure responsible fatherhood by providing a centralized system for fathers to register their interest in a child. States would be encouraged and potentially receive grants to establish or update their own registries that connect with the national one. This bill was introduced in the House of Representatives in June 2013 and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. As of the provided information, its latest action is "Introduced." The next steps would typically involve committee review, potential amendments, and votes in the House, followed by similar processes in the Senate if it passes the House.
- Has H.R. 2439 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 2439. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 2439?
- H.R. 2439 was sponsored by Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 2439?
- Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (19 Jun 2013).
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