House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the adopted child of an individual shall be treated the same as a natural child of such individual for purposes of determining his or her eligibility for benefits based on such individual's wage record, regardless of the time the adoption occurred.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 6, 1987
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Latest action: Jan 14, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
84 cosponsors — 37 Republicans, 47 Democrats
48 of 84 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), James Bilbray (D-NV), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), E. Boulter (R-TX), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Silvio Conte (R-MA), Hal Daub (R-NE), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Wayne Dowdy (D-MS), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Barney Frank (D-MA), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Tony Hall (D-OH) and 54 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.