Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019

3.0.0 1952 2022-11-01T18:47:27Z 2022-11-01T18:47:27Z House HR 2019-03-28 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 54 (Thursday, March 28, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:H.R. 1952.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8,Clauses 4 and 18 of the United States Constitution.[Page H2918]]]> ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2020-09-30T19:59:49Z Referred to 2019-05-21T16:33:48Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2019-04-09T21:28:16Z Referred to 2019-03-28T13:06:15Z Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019 116 938 S 2019-03-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Identical bill CRS 2020-10-30 Became Public Law No: 116-184. President E40000 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-30 Became Public Law No: 116-184. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-30 Signed by President. President E30000 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-30 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-20 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2020-10-20 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-30 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2020-09-30 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2020-09-30 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-30 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5918) Discharge 2020-09-30 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2019-05-21 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2019-05-20 19:05:44 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2019-05-20 19:05:43 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 0 (Roll no. 218). (text: CR H3973) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 218 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll218.xml House 116 2019-05-20T23:05:43Z 1 2019-05-20 19:05:43 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 0 (Roll no. 218).(text: CR H3973) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 218 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll218.xml House 116 2019-05-20T23:05:43Z 1 2019-05-20 18:30:58 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3995) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2019-05-20 16:38:58 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2019-05-20 16:29:20 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1952. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2019-05-20 16:29:19 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3973-3975) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2019-05-20 16:29:08 Mr. Castro (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2019-04-09 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2019-04-09 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules. Committee 2019-04-09 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2019-03-28 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2019-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001093 Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] Doug Collins R GA 9 N L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2019-03-28 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-04-02 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2019-04-08 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2019-04-08 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2019-04-09 False L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2019-05-07 False 2019-04-17T20:45:43Z H.R. 1952, Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55122 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 9, 2019 Public Law 116-184 International Affairs Adoption and foster care Congressional oversight Department of State Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures International law and treaties International Affairs

00 2019-03-28 Introduced in House 2019-05-31T15:57:55Z 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.

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55 2020-09-30 Passed Senate 2020-10-16T13:45:22Z 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; (3) what steps the State Department has taken to help such countries reopen intercountry adoptions; and (4) an assessment of the impact that certain fees have on families seeking to adopt international children, sibling groups, or children with disabilities.

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49 2020-10-30 Public Law 2020-11-04T16:05:34Z 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; (3) what steps the State Department has taken to help such countries reopen intercountry adoptions; and (4) an assessment of the impact that certain fees have on families seeking to adopt international children, sibling groups, or children with disabilities.

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Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019 Display Title Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Passed House Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019 H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to require the Secretary of State to report on intercountry adoptions from countries which have significantly reduced adoption rates involving immigration to the United States, and for other purposes. Engrossed in House EH Short Titles as Enacted Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019 Short Titles as Passed Senate Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019 S Senate Short Titles as Passed House Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019 H House Short Title(s) as Introduced Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Enrolled Bill https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1952enr/xml/BILLS-116hr1952enr.xml Referred in Senate 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1952rfs/xml/BILLS-116hr1952rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1952eh/xml/BILLS-116hr1952eh.xml Introduced in House 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1952ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1952ih.xml 2020-10-31T03:59:59Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-116publ184/uslm/PLAW-116publ184.xml Public Law 2020-10-30 Became Public Law No: 116-184. 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.