Concerning the suspension of exit permit issuance by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents.

3.0.0 502 2023-01-11T13:25:42Z 2023-01-11T13:25:42Z Senate S SRES 2014-07-15 113 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2014-07-29T23:55:19Z Markup by 2014-07-29T18:30:00Z Referred to 2014-07-15T15:10:17Z Concerning the suspension of exit permit issuance by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents. 113 588 HRES 2014-07-08 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. 16:15:00 Related bill CRS 2014-07-31 Senate Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. 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00 2014-07-15 Introduced in Senate 2014-07-30T18:37:13Z Affirms that all children deserve a safe, loving, and permanent family.

Recognizes the importance of ensuring that international adoptions of all children are conducted in an ethical and transparent manner.

Expresses concern over the impact on children and families caused by the suspension of exit permit issuance within the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Requests that the Congolese government resume processing adoption cases and issuing exit permits, prioritize the processing of intercountry adoptions which were initiated before the suspension, and expedite the adoption processing of medically fragile children.

Encourages continued cooperation between the Department of State and the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to improve the intercountry adoption process and ensure the welfare of all children adopted from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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01 2014-07-29 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2014-08-05T20:20:02Z Affirms that all children deserve a safe, loving, and permanent family.

Recognizes the importance of ensuring that international adoptions of all children are conducted in an ethical and transparent manner.

Expresses concern over the impact on children and families caused by the current suspension of exit permit issuance within the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Requests that such government: (1) resume processing adoption cases and issuing exit permits via the Ministry of Gender and Family's Interministerial Adoption Committee and Directorate of General Migration; (2) prioritize the processing of intercountry adoptions which were initiated before the suspension, and (3) expedite the processing of adoptions involving medically fragile children.

Encourages continued dialogue and cooperation between the Department of State and the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to improve the intercountry adoption process and ensure the welfare of all children adopted from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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35 2014-07-31 Passed Senate amended 2014-08-25T21:23:30Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 29, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Affirms that all children deserve a safe, loving, and permanent family.

Recognizes the importance of ensuring that international adoptions of all children are conducted in an ethical and transparent manner.

Expresses concern over the impact on children and families caused by the current suspension of exit permit issuance within the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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A resolution concerning the suspension of exit permit issuance by the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents. Display Title A resolution concerning the suspension of exit permit issuance by the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents. Official Title as Introduced A resolution concerning the suspension of exit permit issuance by the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents. Introduced in Senate IS Agreed to Senate 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113sres502ats/xml/BILLS-113sres502ats.xml Reported to Senate 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113sres502rs/xml/BILLS-113sres502rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113sres502is/xml/BILLS-113sres502is.xml 2014-07-31 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 8/1/2014 S5313--5314; text as passed Senate: CR 8/1/2014 S5313-5313) 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.