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S. 987 (95th)

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove all restrictions on the adoption by U.S. citizens of more than two children.

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Introduced

14 March 1977

Last action

14 March 1977 · Introduced

Status

Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Anderson, Wendell R. [D-MN], Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Young, Milton R. [R-ND], Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Stevenson, Adlai E., III [D-IL], Sen. Case, Clifford P. [R-NJ], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]

Subjects

Immigration

Source updated

10 August 2026

Immigration

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the limit on the number of alien children which may be adopted.

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Timeline

  1. 14 March 1977

    Introduced

    Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 March 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

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