United States · Bill · S
S. 1818 (95th)
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the adoption of more than two unrelated children.
Introduced
30 June 1977
Last action
30 June 1977 · Introduced
Status
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase from two to four the number of alien children that a United States citizen may adopt. Permits the Attorney General to approve the adoption of more than four children by one petitioner if the denial of the petition would cause severe physical or emotional harm to the child.
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Timeline
30 June 1977
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
30 June 1977
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 30 June 1977
Sponsors
- Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/1818
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/s/1818
- us · 95-s-1818 · source updated 10 August 2026