S 938
116th Congress
Senate
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 2019
Introduced: March 28, 2019
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of State to include additional information in its annual report to Congress on intercountry adoptions. The reports shall contain (1) a list of countries that have laws that prevent or prohibit adoptions by American parents, (2) various information related to such prohibitions, and (3) what steps the State Department has taken to help such countries reopen intercountry adoptions.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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