3.0.0 1934 2023-01-15T09:03:28Z 2023-01-15T09:03:28Z Senate S S 2003-11-23 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-11-23T18:33:53Z ICARE Act 108 3031 S 2004-12-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11901-11905) Related bill CRS ICARE Act 108 3896 HR 2004-04-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Identical bill CRS 2003-11-23 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15648-15651) IntroReferral 2003-11-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15647-15648) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress N000102 Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] DONALD NICKLES R OK LEE N L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2003-11-23 True C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2003-11-23 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2003-11-23 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2003-11-23 True S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2003-11-23 True L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2004-03-22 False F000442 Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL] PETER FITZGERALD R IL 2004-03-25 False C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2004-03-29 False D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2004-04-08 False M001141 Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA] ZELL MILLER D GA 2004-05-04 False H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2004-05-12 False L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2004-06-03 False International Affairs Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Admission of nonimmigrants Adoption Advice and consent of the Senate Aliens Census Child health Child labor Child welfare Citizenship Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional reporting requirements Data banks Department of Homeland Security Department of State Electronic government information Emigration Employee training Executive reorganization Families Family services Federal employees Fees Foster home care Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Human rights Immigration International cooperation Judicial review Kidnapping Labor and Employment Law Licenses Orphans Parent and child Passports Presidential appointments Science, Technology, Communications Standards Treaties Vaccination Visas International Affairs 00 2003-11-23 Introduced in Senate 2004-04-02T20:17:11Z Intercountry Adoption Reform Act of 2003 or ICARE Act - Establishes an Office of Intercountry Adoptions within the Department of State (DOS). Requires the President to appoint an Ambassador at Large to head the Office.

Transfers to the Office all immigration functions with respect to intercountry adoptions currently performed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant automatic U.S. citizenship to internationally adopted children upon entry of a full and final adoption decree (thus dispensing with the need for such children to obtain visas).

Creates a new W nonimmigrant visa category for children traveling to the United States to be adopted by U.S. citizens.

Allows adopted children age 18 or under to claim an exception to immunization requirements for purposes of admissibility (currently limited to those age 10 or under).

Redefines the term "adoptable child."

Requires U.S. citizen adoptive parents to obtain approval of an adoption petition prior to issuance of a W visa or a full and final adoption decree. Provides that such petitions are subject to the terms applicable to orphan petitions. Directs the Ambassador to issue regulations: (1) establishing an expedited reapproval process for families whose prior approvals to adopt have expired; and (2) governing the appeal of petition denials.

Requires the Office to determine whether a child is an adoptable child, pursuant to specified procedures, as a prerequisite to the issuance of a W visa or a full and final adoption decree.

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