To require assurances that certain family planning service projects and programs will provide pamphlets containing the contact information of adoption centers.

Bill: 115-hr-4507
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2017-11-30
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adoption and foster care

Family planning and birth control

Government information and archives

Health programs administration and funding

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Adoption Information Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require family planning service projects or programs, as a condition of receiving certain grants or contracts, to assure the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that they will provide each person who inquires about their services with a pamphlet containing a comprehensive list of adoption centers in their state.</p> <p>The bill directs HHS to prepare, annually update, and distribute such pamphlets to such projects or programs.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4507 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 30, 2017 Mr. Wittman (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Harris , Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Massie , Mr. Pearce , Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Rouzer , and Mr. Franks of Arizona ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require assurances that certain family planning service projects and programs will provide pamphlets containing the contact information of adoption centers.

1. Short title This Act may be referred to as the Adoption Information Act . 2. Provision in family planning services of pamphlets containing adoption center contact information Title X of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 1009. Adoption center contact information (a) A grant may be made or contract entered into under section 1001 for a family planning service project or program only upon assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the project or program will— (1) provide to each person to whom the project or program provides family planning services, at the time the person inquires about the services, a pamphlet that contains— (A) a comprehensive list of the adoption centers located in the State where the services are provided; and (B) the address and telephone number of each such center; (2) at the same time, orally inform each such person that the pamphlet— (A) was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services; and (B) contains a comprehensive list of the adoption centers located in the State where the services are provided; and (3) provide each such person an opportunity to read the pamphlet. (b) The Secretary shall prepare, annually update, and distribute to each project or program referred to in subsection (a) pamphlets described in that subsection. (c) No funds may be used to carry out this section, except funds that are appropriated to carry out this title. .