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S 1376 111th Congress Senate

International Adoption Simplification Act

Official title: A bill to restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by United States citizens under the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption to… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by United States citizens under the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption to allow their admission into the United States.

Introduced: June 25, 2009 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Immigration Adoption and foster careChild healthHealth promotion and preventive careImmigration status and procedures
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Immunology and vaccinationInternational law and treaties
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 Everywhere this bill has been 24 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 30, 2010
Became Public Law No: 111-287.
Nov 30, 2010
Signed by President.
Nov 19, 2010
Presented to President.
Nov 15, 2010
Cleared for White House.
Nov 15, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 15, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7406-7407)
Nov 15, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7406-7407)
Nov 15, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1376.
Nov 15, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7406-7408)
Nov 15, 2010
Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 26, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Jul 22, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 22, 2010
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 22, 2010
Received in the House.
Jul 21, 2010
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 21, 2010
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 21, 2010
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6120)
Jul 21, 2010
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6120; text as reported in Senate: CR S6120)
Jul 14, 2010
By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 111-220.
Mar 22, 2010
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 330.
Mar 22, 2010
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Dec 17, 2009
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 25, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 25, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 4,498 Klobuchar, Amy In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Jul 21, 2010
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 Latest action November 30, 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-287.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 21, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 25, 2009
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