# 119-s-600: Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act

119-s-600, Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-600
- Congress: 119
- Title: Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would expand and define federal support by requiring and funding comprehensive __pre- and post-adoption support services__ to promote adopted children’s well‑being and reduce returns to foster care.** It would also create a targeted grant program and strengthen data collection on adoption disruptions.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal grants for post-adoption mental health: benefit, medium. If enacted, the federal government would reserve $20 million each year for fiscal years 2026 through 2029 for grants to build statewide or tribal post-adoption and post-legal guardianship mental health programs. Eligible applicants would include States, State‑designated public or private nonprofits…
- State reinvestment and expanded services: benefit, medium. If enacted, the law would broaden what counts as adoption promotion and support services to explicitly list many pre- and post-adoption services, like training, counseling, respite care, psychiatric and outpatient care, social skills training, and a 24-hour crisis hotline. States would be required…
- New adoption disruption data and reports: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS would have to issue final rules within 12 months requiring States to report data on children who reenter custody because an adoption was disrupted or dissolved. Required data would include counts and per-child details such as country of birth (if not U.S.), length of the adoption pl…
- New child welfare goals and deadlines: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would amend the stated purpose of federal child welfare programs to explicitly include supporting the well-being of adopted children and preventing reentry to foster care by funding pre- and post-adoption supports. The change would apply to Parts B and E payments for calendar q…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act

## Sources
- [119-s-600 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/600)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-600 (as of 2026-04-21).