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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Childhood Adoption Act of 2005

H.R. 1561Introduced Apr 12, 2005Policy area: Families
Sponsor: Rep. Harold Ford D-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 12, 2005 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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

29 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 18 Democrats

11 of 29 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), Thomas Allen (D-ME), John Barrow (D-GA), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Steve King (R-IA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Jim Leach (R-IA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Dennis Moore (D-KS), James Moran (D-VA), Ron Paul (R-TX), Collin Peterson (D-MN), David Price (D-NC), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Rob Simmons (R-CT), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Victor Snyder (D-AR), Mark Souder (R-IN), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Curt Weldon (R-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Harold Ford.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-9 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.