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      "id": "97-491 EPW 1997-11-24",
      "date": "1997-11-24",
      "retrieved": "2005-06-11T11:07:59",
      "title": "Adoption Promotion Legislation in the 105th Congress",
      "summary": "President Clinton signed the Adoption and Safe Families Act into law on November 19, 1997, after the House and Senate approved final versions of the legislation on November 13. The new law (P.L. 105-89) is intended to promote adoption or other permanent arrangements for foster children who are unable to return home, and to make general improvements in the nation\u2019s child welfare system. The House initially passed legislation (H.R. 867) on April 30 by a vote of 416-5, and the Senate passed an amended version on November 8. A compromise version was passed on November 13, by a vote of 406-7 in the House and by unanimous consent in the Senate. This report discusses the final version of the legislation, as\r\nenacted into law.",
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          "id": "Families",
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          "id": "Adoption - Law and legislation",
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