Two pieces of legislation concerning International Adoption have recently made progress through the legislature: Nov 30, 2010 – S. 1376: International Adoption Simplification Act. This was signed by President Obama and bill has become law. The law restores immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by United States citizens under the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption. This act allows …
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MEDIA: Adoption Simplification Act, S 1376, Passes House
Klobuchar’s bipartisan adoption bill now goes to the president Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced that her legislation, the International Adoption Simplification Act, has passed the House of Representatives and will now be sent to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Klobuchar and cosponsored by Senators James Inhofe (R-OK) and …
Legislative Update: S. 1376, International Adoption Simplification Act Passes in the Senate
On July 22, S. 1376 passed the Senate with unanimous consent. The full text of the bill as passed can be found here: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?r111:2:./temp/~r111TfCptm:: The bill now moves to the House of Representatives and is currently sitting in the House Committee on the Judiciary. PEAR supports Senate Bill 1376, the bill to restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for children …
Legislative Update: S. 1376: International Adoption Simplification Act
On July 14, 2010, Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed the Committee’s written report on the International Adoption Simplificiation Act. The report, No. 111-220 can be found on the Library of Congress website: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/cpquery/T?&report=sr220&dbname=111& PEAR supports Senate Bill 1376, the bill to restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by United States citizens under the Hague …