A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to confer United States citizenship automatically and retroactively on certain foreign-born children adopted by citizens of the United States.
Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the acquisition of U.S. citizenship (as of the date of birth) by certain foreign-born children adopted by a U.S. citizen parent or parents.
Became Public Law No: 106-395.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10229)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 337.
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S13191)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13191)
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
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