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HR 2473 105th Congress House Immigration Adopted children Aliens Child health Communicable diseases Families Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Immigrants Medical records Orphans Vaccination Visas

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt orphan children from the immigration vaccination requirement.

Introduced: September 15, 1997 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Sep 19, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Sep 15, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 15, 1997
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain adopted children, and certain children seeking an immediate relative (as adopted children) immigrant visa, from the vaccination requirement.

What's happening now September 19, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2473: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt orphan children from the immigration vaccination requirement.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2473/
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"H.R. 2473: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt orphan children from the immigration vaccination requirement.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2473/.
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H.R. 2473, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2473/.
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