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Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019

Introduced: March 28, 2019 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 28, 2019
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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.

What's happening now March 28, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1952 Identical bill Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 28, 2019
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 28, 2019
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 28, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 938: Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-938/
MLA
"S. 938: Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-938/.
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S. 938, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-938/.
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[S. 938: Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-938/)
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