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H.R. 4561 (108th)

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the treatment of adopted children.

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Introduced

14 June 2004

Last action

28 June 2004 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Sponsors

Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20]

Subjects

Immigration

Source updated

2 January 2025

Immigration

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Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow foreign children adopted while under age 18 for whom adoption proceedings were initiated while they were under the age of 16 (currently, children adopted while under age 16) to be treated as children for immigration and naturalization purposes.

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Timeline

  1. 14 June 2004

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 June 2004

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1105)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 June 2004

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 14 June 2004

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 28 June 2004

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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