Family Values
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Co-Chair of the Congressional Adoption Caucus and Chairman of the House VAT (Values Action Team), today announced a key milestone in ongoing efforts to support adoptive families: the inclusion of Adoption Tax Credit refundability in the House Ways and Means Committee’s reconciliation framework, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Coalition on Adoption, today joined a bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives in calling on the Trump Administration to engage with the People's Republic of China to resolve the suspension of its intercountry adoption program, which has left numerous American families and children in uncertainty.
Washington, D.C. –Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) issued the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump’s Address to Congress this evening:
"Tonight, President Donald Trump reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to the American people by outlining a bold and decisive agenda that prioritizes national security, economic growth, and the protection of our borders. His leadership continues to drive historic progress for our nation, and I stand in full support of his efforts to restore American strength at home and abroad.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Chairman of the House Values Action Team (VAT), and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold full access to the abortion pill, mifepristone:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Chairman of the House Values Action Team (VAT), and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, sent a joint letter with other members of VAT to Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro on Thursday.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL) today released a statement on the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision in LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine expressing support for IVF and for parents:
“The pain of couples struggling with infertility has touched most families,” said Congressman Aderholt. “And the story of the death of multiple human embryos because someone wandered into a clinic nursery is absolutely heartbreaking.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representatives Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Doug Lamborn (R-CO) introduced the bipartisan Adoption Deserves Oversight, Protection, and Transparency (ADOPT) Act. This comprehensive legislation protects adoptive families, children, and expectant mothers from exploitation by unlicensed adoption intermediaries and ensures that adoption providers and attorneys operate only in states where they are licensed to do so.
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) introduced the “Protect Funding for Women’s Health Care Act” in the House of Representatives. This is companion legislation to S. 13, introduced by Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Robert Aderholt, as Co-Chair of the Congressional Adoption Caucus, honored two Alabamians he nominated, and who were selected, as Angels in Adoption.
“I have been a strong proponent of adoption since I was first elected to Congress,” said Congressman Aderholt. “These two Angels, Keith Lowhorne of Madison County and State Representative Ginny Shaver of Cherokee County, have both met and exceeded the definition of “Angels in Adoption.”
WASHINGTON—Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) introduced a bill today aimed at prohibiting the Administrator of General Services from constructing or acquiring building or entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortions in the respective state.