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S 1614 113th Congress Senate

Accuracy for Adoptees Act

Official title: A bill to require Certificates of Citizenship and other Federal documents to reflect name and date of birth determinations made by a State court and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 30, 2013 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Immigration Adoption and foster careCitizenship and naturalizationHealth information and medical records
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 16, 2014
Became Public Law No: 113-74.
Jan 16, 2014
Signed by President.
Jan 8, 2014
Presented to President.
Dec 23, 2013
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 23, 2013
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H8130)
Dec 23, 2013
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H8130)
Dec 23, 2013
Mr. Denham asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Dec 23, 2013
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8130)
Dec 23, 2013
Received in the House.
Dec 20, 2013
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 20, 2013
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9069)
Dec 20, 2013
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S9069)
Dec 20, 2013
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9069)
Dec 20, 2013
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9069)
Oct 30, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 30, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 16, 2014

Became Public Law No: 113-74.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Accuracy for Adoptees Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a certificate of citizenship or other federal document issued, or requested to be amended, reflect the child's name and date of birth as indicated on a state court order, birth certificate, certificate of foreign birth, certificate of birth abroad, or similar state vital records document issued by the child's U.S. state of residence after the child has been adopted or readopted in that state.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3386 Identical bill Accuracy for Adoptees Act
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1 Republican 3
R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Dec 19, 2013
KIRK, MARK
· Nov 14, 2013
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 4, 2013
FLAKE, JEFF
· Oct 31, 2013
 R
Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Oct 30, 2013
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 30, 2013
Vitter, David
· Oct 30, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1614: Accuracy for Adoptees Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1614/
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"S. 1614: Accuracy for Adoptees Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1614/.
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S. 1614, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1614/.
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