A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the admission into the United States of more than two adopted children, and to provide for the expeditious naturalization of adopted children.

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the limit on the number of alien children which may be adopted. Repeals the provisions of the Act which require alien children adopted by United States citizens to reside in the United States for two years in the legal custody of such citizen before being eligible for United States citizenship by naturalization.

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Timeline

1. 13 October 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 October 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 October 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 October 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Harris, Herbert E., II [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

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