US SB938 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Introduced on March 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of State to include additional information in its annual report to Congress on intercountry adoptions. The reports shall contain (1) a list of countries that have laws that prevent or prohibit adoptions by American parents, (2) various information related to such prohibitions, and (3) what steps the State Department has taken to help such countries reopen intercountry adoptions.
Title
Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] | Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-03-28 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1952 (Same As) 2020-10-30 - Became Public Law No: 116-184. (TXT | PDF)
Subjects
Adoption and foster care
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
International affairs
International law and treaties
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
International affairs
International law and treaties
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/938/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s938/BILLS-116s938is.pdf |