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
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Status
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
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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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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 30 June 1977
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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