US Congress Senate Bill 1376 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: Passed on November 30 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-11-30 - Became Public Law No: 111-287.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

International Adoption Simplification Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include in the definition of "child," and thus in the exemption from required admissions vaccination documentation, certain children who have been adopted in a foreign country that is a signatory to the Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) or who are emigrating from such a country for U.S. adoption. Includes in such definition and exemption a child who is under the age of 18 at the time an immediate relative status petition is filed on his or her behalf, has been adopted abroad or is coming for U.S. adoption, and is the natural sibling of: (1) an adopted child from a Hague Convention signatory country; (2) a child adopted under the age of 16 who has lived with the adoptive parents for at least two years, or a child who has been abused; or (3) an orphan who was under the age of 16 at the time an immediate relative status petition was filed on his or her behalf. Makes such provisions effective on the date of enactment of this Act, except that such an alien sibling who has attained the age of 18 on or after April 1, 2008, shall be deemed to meet the age requirement if a petition for classification of the alien as an immediate relative is filed not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

International Adoption Simplification Act

Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Richard Lugar [R-IN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-11-30		Became Public Law No: 111-287.
2010-11-30		Signed by President.
2010-11-19		Presented to President.
2010-11-15		Cleared for White House.
2010-11-15		Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2010-11-15		On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7406-7407)
2010-11-15		DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1376.
2010-11-15		Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7406-7408)
2010-11-15		Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2010-07-26		Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
2010-07-22		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2010-07-22		Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2010-07-22		Received in the House.
2010-07-21		Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2010-07-21		The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6120)
2010-07-21		S.AMDT.4498 Amendment SA 4498 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2010-07-21		S.AMDT.4498 Amendment SA 4498 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Klobuchar. (consideration: CR S6120; text: CR S6120)In the nature of a substitute.
2010-07-21		Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6120; text as reported in Senate: CR S6120)
2010-07-14		By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 111-220.
2010-03-22		Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 330.
2010-03-22		Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2009-12-17		Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2009-06-25		Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1376/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1376/BILLS-111s1376is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1376/BILLS-111s1376rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1376/BILLS-111s1376es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1376/BILLS-111s1376enr.pdf