HR 5626
115th Congress
House
International Affairs
Adoption and foster care
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
International law and treaties
Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2018
Introduced: April 26, 2018
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Became law
Jul 11, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 10, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 10, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6015)
Jul 10, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6015)
Jul 10, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5626.
Jul 10, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6015-6017)
Jul 10, 2018
Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 17, 2018
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules,.
May 17, 2018
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 17, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 26, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to direct the Department of State to include in its annual intercountry adoptions report to Congress information on:
- countries that have a law or policy that prevented or prohibited adoptions of children by American parents regardless of whether the adoptions occurred under The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption [Hague Adoption Convention];
- the implementation date of any such law or policy;
- State Department efforts to encourage the resumption of halted or stalled adoptions involving U.S. immigration; and
- State Department actions that prevented, prohibited, or halted such adoptions.
The State Department shall make the report publicly available on its website, but must avoid disclosing any personally identifiable information relating to U.S. citizens or their adoptees.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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