Adoption Identification Act of 1980
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Adoption Identification Act of 1980 - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (formerly, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare) to establish a computerized adoption identification center, for adoptees and their natural relatives, within the Department of Health and Human Services. Requires that such center be under the direction of a designee of the Secretary who shall report to the Secretary and who shall: (1) coordinate center operations; (2) establish a budget based on total fees collected; and (3) report annually to Congress. Requires that participation in such computerized system be voluntary by all parties involved. Allows the natural parent, sibling, other natural relative, or offspring to initiate the locating process by submitting an application to a center. Sets forth procedures for such process. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into arrangements with State agencies to facilitate the operation of a computer center in States which choose to participate in the program. Requires that such arrangements include: (1) coordination with a national clearinghouse; (2) State financial participation; and (3) standards and procedures for center operations.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on April 15, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on April 15, 1980: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
CARL LEVIN (D-MI) introduced it on April 15, 1980. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 15, 1980, 16949 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16949 days ago, on April 15, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers