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H.R. 15220 (94th)

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the adoption of more than two children.

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Introduced

23 August 1976

Last action

23 August 1976 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5], Rep. Stanton, J. William [R-OH-11], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Mosher, Charles A. [R-OH-13], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Helstoski, Henry [D-NJ-9], Rep. Sarasin, Ronald A. [R-CT-5], Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Rep. Murphy, John M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13], Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1], Rep. Cederberg, Elford A. [R-MI-10], Rep. Bergland, Bob [R-MN-7], Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18], Rep. Howe, Allan [D-UT-2], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10]

Subjects

Immigration

Source updated

1 August 2024

Immigration

Summary

Deletes the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act which limit to two the number of petitions for preference status which may be granted to a petitioner on behalf of an alien orphan immigrating to the United States for adoption.

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Timeline

  1. 23 August 1976

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 August 1976

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 August 1976

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

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