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H.R. 3434 (96^th): Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980

An act to establish a program of adoption assistance, to strengthen the program of foster care assistance for needy and dependent children, to improve the child welfare, social services, and aid to families with dependent children programs, and for other purposes.

Overview

Introduced:

Apr 4, 1979
96^th Congress, 1979–1980

Status:

Enacted — Signed by the President on Jun 17, 1980

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on June 17, 1980.

Law:

Pub.L. 96-272

Sponsor:

James Corman

Representative for California's 21st congressional district

Democrat

Text:

Read Text »
Last Updated: Jun 17, 1980

History

Apr 4, 1979		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.
Aug 2, 1979		Passed House (Senate next) The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.
Aug 2, 1979		Rules Change — Agreed To This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 365 (96th).
Oct 29, 1979		Passed Senate with Changes (back to House) The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes.
Jun 17, 1980		Enacted — Signed by the President The President signed the bill and it became law.
Jun 17, 1980		Text Published Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress/Enrolled Bill. Read Text »

H.R. 3434 (96th) 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.

This bill was introduced in the 96^th Congress, which met from Jan 15, 1979 to Dec 16, 1980. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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