United States Congress
106th Congress – S. 1485
Bill Summary & Status
S.1485
Sponsor: Sen Nickles, Don (introduced 8/4/1999)
Related Bills: H.R.2883
Latest Major Action: 10/29/1999 Referred to House subcommittee
Title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to confer United States citizenship automatically and retroactively on certain foreign-born children adopted by citizens of the United States.
TITLE(S): (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
- SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED:
Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act - OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to confer United States citizenship automatically and retroactively on certain foreign-born children adopted by citizens of the United States.
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions) (Floor Actions/Congressional Record Page References)
- 8/4/1999:
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
- 10/21/1999:
- Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 10/21/1999:
- Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
- 10/21/1999:
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 337.
- 10/26/1999:
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 10/27/1999 10:04am:
- Received in the House.
- 10/27/1999:
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 10/27/1999:
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 10/29/1999:
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
| Committee/Subcommittee: | Activity: | |
| House Judiciary | Referral | |
| Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims | Referral | |
| Senate Judiciary | Referral, Reporting | |
RELATED BILL DETAILS: (additional related bills may be indentified in Status)
| Bill: | Relationship: |
| H.R.2883 | Identical bill identified by CRS |
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COSPONSORS(24), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
| Sen Abraham, Spencer – 10/8/1999 | Sen Ashcroft, John – 8/4/1999 |
| Sen Bond, Christopher S. – 8/4/1999 | Sen Brownback, Sam – 8/4/1999 |
| Sen Chafee, John H. – 8/4/1999 | Sen Cochran, Thad – 8/4/1999 |
| Sen Craig, Larry E. – 8/4/1999 | Sen DeWine, Michael – 8/4/1999 |
| Sen Durbin, Richard J. – 10/7/1999 | Sen Edwards, John – 8/4/1999 |
| Sen Grams, Rod – 10/21/1999 | Sen Grassley, Charles E. – 8/4/1999 |
| Sen Hollings, Ernest F. – 8/4/1999 | Sen Inhofe, James M. – 8/4/1999 |
| Sen Johnson, Tim – 10/21/1999 | Sen Kennedy, Edward M. – 8/4/1999 |
| Sen Kerry, John F. – 7/10/2000 | Sen Landrieu, Mary L. – 8/4/1999 |
| Sen Levin, Carl – 8/4/1999 | Sen Lott, Trent – 8/4/1999 |
| Sen Rockefeller IV, John D. – 8/4/1999 | Sen Sarbanes, Paul S. – 10/7/1999 |
| Sen Smith, Gordon – 8/4/1999 | Sen Torricelli, Robert G. – 9/9/1999 |
SUMMARY AS OF:
8/4/1999–Introduced.
Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act – Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the acquisition of U.S. citizenship (as of the date of birth) by certain foreign-born children adopted by a U.S. citizen parent or parents.