Accuracy for Adoptees Act became law 78 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedOct 30, 2013
Reported—
Passed one chamberDec 20, 2013
Passed bothDec 23, 2013
LawJan 16, 2014
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 96 words.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Accuracy for Adoptees Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a certificate of citizenship or other federal document issued, or requested to be amended, reflect the child's name and date of birth as indicated on a state court order, birth certificate, certificate of foreign birth, certificate of birth abroad, or similar state vital records document issued by the child's U.S. state of residence after the child has been adopted or readopted in that state.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Immigration: 20 of 2,400 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.8%)
- Sponsor
- 17 of 637 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from enrolled bill to public law · 320 words
- Subjects
- Adoption and foster careCitizenship and naturalizationHealth information and medical records
- Latest action
- Jan 16, 2014: Became Public Law No: 113-74.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 113th H.R. 3386 Accuracy for Adoptees Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]