3.0.0 34 2022-11-15T16:34:44Z 2022-11-15T16:34:44Z House H HRES 2013-01-15 113 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa14 Europe Subcommittee Referred to 2013-02-25T17:48:23Z Referred to 2013-01-15T15:05:10Z 2013-02-25 hsfa14 Europe Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats. Committee 2013-01-15 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2013-01-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N F000451 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] Michael Fitzpatrick R PA G. 8 2013-01-15 True W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2014-01-07 False International Affairs Adoption and foster care Child safety and welfare Domestic violence and child abuse Government information and archives International law and treaties Russia International Affairs 00 2013-01-15 Introduced in House 2013-01-18T20:12:50Z Appeals to the Russian government to allow the adoptions initiated before January 1, 2013, to proceed to conclusion, and invites Russia to continue participation in the bilateral adoption agreement that went into force November 1, 2012.

Expresses deep sadness over the deaths in the United States of 19 adopted Russian children and over the other cases of abuse.

Celebrates the tens of thousands of U.S. families who have opened their homes and hearts to Russian children.

Affirms the extensive work of the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Department of State to create safeguards against future abuse through such bilateral adoption agreement.

Urges federal, state, and local governments and adoptive families to accommodate official inquiries into the well-being of adopted Russian children and to comply with all adoption requirements delineated by the bilateral agreement.

]]> Calling on the United States and Russia to continue cooperation in securing safe and loving homes for unparented children. Display Title Calling on the United States and Russia to continue cooperation in securing safe and loving homes for unparented children. Official Title as Introduced Calling on the United States and Russia to continue cooperation in securing safe and loving homes for unparented children. Introduced in House 2013-01-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hres34ih/xml/BILLS-113hres34ih.xml 2013-02-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.